“…Towards the turn of the millennium, intercountry adult adoptees started to voice their concerns about the practice of intercountry and transracial adoption, highlighting a range of issues, particularly their struggles with identity and belonging (Trenka, Oparah, & Shin, 2006). To date, consideration about the importance of connection in transnational adoption practices has been neglected, or even conveniently forgotten to suit preferences to avoid contact with birth mother by prospective adopters in western countries (Seymore, 2014). A recent article on risks and benefits for children in open adoption arrangements included only national (domestic) adoptions (Smith, González-Pasarín, Salas, & Bernedo, 2020).…”