My wife and I are white. We adopted our wonderful African American children at birth. We strive daily to help our son grow up to be a confident, proud and loving black man and our daughter to be a confident, proud and loving black woman. I hope our experiences will help others who are doing the same.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Black Children White Parents had a wonderful and warm reception for Kevin Hofmann, last Thursday at All Saints Church in East Lansing. Over 60 people were in attendance. Thank you Kevin for such a wonderful evening. And, it was wonderful meeting Zion and Shirleeze (I know I'm off on the spelling of your beautiful wife's... name).  We highly recommend booking him and buying the book.


Thursday, June 10, 2010

Kevin Hofmann's segment on the Jack Ebbling Show AM 1350 WILS yesterday.



Kevin was on the Jack Ebbling Show yesterday on AM 1350 WILS.  Click on Jack Ebbling Show to here Kevin's portion of the show.  Hope to see you tonight at 7:00, All Saints Episcopal Church, 800 Abbott, East Lansing across from the Hannah Community Center.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

ADOPTEE/AUTHOR RELEASES VERY TIMELY MEMOIRS ANSWERING QUESTIONS PARENTS AREN’T ASKING...YET

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Black Children White Parents
1120 Wildwood Dr.
East Lansing, MI 48823

Contact: Erich Ditschman
Phone: 517.648.7764
Email: theriverdude@sbcglobal.net



ADOPTEE/AUTHOR RELEASES VERY TIMELY MEMOIRS ANSWERING QUESTIONS PARENTS AREN’T ASKING...YET

JUNE 10, 2010, BOOK SIGNING AND SPEAKING EVENT AT ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 800 ABBOT RD., EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN

EAST LANSING MICHIGAN---Madonna did it, Brad and Angelina did it, Tom and Nicole did it, and most recently Sandra Bullock did it. It seems the designer thing to do in Hollywood is adopt children of color and no one really explores the affect on the child…until now.

Kevin Hofmann, local author of Growing Up Black In White (growingupblackinwhite.com) shares his experiences as a transracial adoptee. As an adult, he retraces his life as a biracial child who was adopted by a white minister, his wife and their three biological children in Detroit in 1967 just a few months after the riots. His unique insight in to the affects of white parents raising a child of color is not only timely but inspiring. Mr. Hofmann gives us a much needed account of what his parents got right and what they could have done better to help him gain his racial identity.

This event is sponsored by http://blackchildrenwhiteparents.blogspot.com/, All Saints Episcopal Church and the East Lansing Writers Forum, The event is free of charge with a coffee, tea and dessert book signing reception following Mr.Hofmann's talk. Donations will be requested to help defray our speakers cost. Any donations over the costs will be donated to the Black Child and Family Institute(http://www.bcfi.org/home/index.php) located in Lansing and serving the Mid Michigan Community.

Contact: Erich Ditschman
Phone: 517.648.7764

Kevin Hofmann
419-450-5779
TheVineappointmentpublishing@Gmail.com