Almost Chameleon
Not quite Asian enough, but not quite white enough.
For many transracial Chinese adoptees brought into primarily white, all-American suburban families, that thought has been ever-present as we navigate through the world. At least 85,000 children have been brought halfway across the world to the United States because of China's one-child policy.
This project seeks to explore what home is — beyond the place where we were born and where we were brought up. It seeks to explore what identity is — beyond what we look like and what our families look like. It seeks to understand where we fit into the American story.
This is an ongoing project.
Grace Tomlinson
Born in Nanning, China / Adopted at 12 months old / From the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
© Kylie Cooper 2025