Point Made Films

| Location: | New York, NY |
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| Personal Information: | Point Made Films specializes in making films that inform viewers about various facets of American identity. Founded in 1997, Point Made has been telling stories in various forums, including business, education and fund raising. Today, we work to document aspects of our society that teach us more about who we are as Americans. |
| Personal Interests: | filmmaking, identity, adoption, movies, college, transracial adoption, race, documentary film |
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Yesterday
We’ve added a new article to our site: “Nurturing Healthy Racial Identity Development Vs. Internalized Racism In Transracially-Adopted Youngsters”. The author of the article is Jane Brown, MSW, creator of Adoption Playshops, and a longtime adoption social worker and educator. She and her husband are parents to eight children, five of whom joined their [...]
NURTURING HEALTHY RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT VS. INTERNALIZED RACISM IN TRANSRACIALLY ADOPTED YOUNGSTERS
by Jane A. Brown, MSW
When reprimanded for not having tidied her room as she’d been asked to, 12-year-old Elise erupted in anger and yelled: “Everyone is always bugging me! Even the girls at school tell me that my skin is too brown so their [...]
April 8
From New Demographic & Talking Points Memo Cafe:
As I follow the discussion we’re having here at TPMCafe, I keep thinking about The Mother Teresa Effect, a concept based on her quote: “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.”
Jae Ran Kim explains:
“In 2004, Carnegie Mellon [...]
March 25
From Anti-Racist Parent (originally published at Heart, Mind and Seoul):
On numerous occasions in the past, I’ve been fairly unsuccessful in trying to convey how many times I’ve felt that the messages and attitudes perpetuated by our society about adoption often leads me to feel that I am reduced down to nothing more than a commodity. [...]
February 28
Magazines and Newsletters for Parents
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If you have a publication you think may be of interest, feel free to send it to joi@pointmade.com.
LGBTQ Parents
Gay Parent Magazine
Online Newsletters
Adoptive Families Today - Articles
Children’s Bureau Express
ComeUnity - Adoption Book Review
RainbowKids
The Adoption Activism Press
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption [...]






