Chinese Adoptees and Chinese Minority Groups
One thing I find very interesting and unfortunate is the fact that most if not all Chinese adoptees are considered Han Chinese once adopted (typically transracially).
I am just now learning I am most likely Hmong (or Miao as the ethnicity is called in China), and I know that a lot of other Chinese adoptees are likely of other minority ethnic groups as well. Each minority group has a distinctive culture and some don't speak Mandarin Chinese as their native/household language.
Chinese adoptees are all immersed in Han Chinese culture however, if their adoptive families allow them to engage in Chinese culture and community where they live. I am very glad I was able to go to a local Chinese school to learn Mandarin and being Chinese, but I guess it surprises me knowing now that I may not have been even learning about my actual ethnic culture.
Just food for thought, I guess..