NASPA Transracial Adoptee & Multiracial Knowledge Community

We are now accepting nominations for our yearly awards! 🏆 Please submit any nominations by October 19th, 2025 using the link in our Linktree! Below are the award categories:

🌟 Professional Contribution to the Field: Recognizes a professional who has made a positive and significant impact on multiracial or transracial adoptee students, faculty and staff through research, on campus programming, involvement or inclusion.
 
🌟 Outstanding Member of the TAMKC: This award recognizes a leader in the TAMKC who has given their time, energy, influence and dedication to the knowledge community. This person can be a member of the leadership team, a member of the regional leadership team, contributed a blog or an article, volunteered on a committee, etc.

Join our October Community Conversation happening in two weeks! We welcome all TAMKC community members to this open and informal space.

Link in our bio 🥳

Are you interested in joining a dynamic, fun, and lively TAMKC leadership team? If so, please email us so we can talk about the open positions and find the best fit for you!

The Transracial Adoptee and Multiracial Knowledge Community (TAMKC) is thrilled to announce the election of a new Chair or Co-Chairs for the 2027-2029 term! 🥳 You may apply as a solo Chair or run jointly with a college. Applications now open. All interested candidates must contact TAMKC Past Chair, Dr. Hannah Hyun White ([email protected]) to review the requirements and application process. The deadline to apply is October 22nd! 🌟

📞 Pick up the phone - it’s TAMKC calling and we want you to join our lead team!

Sign up link in bio! We are excited to have you join this wonderful team!! 🎉

Priority deadline is July 1!

Announcing our 2025 award winners!!! So proud of these two individuals and all the work they do for our community 🫶🏽

We are gearing up for the NASPA 2025 Annual Conference starting this weekend - here’s how you can support and get engaged with us in New Orleans! 🥳

…catch us eating all the beignets and supporting the TAMKC! We’ll see you there! 🎊

are you presenting at NASPA this year on topics surrounding the transracial adoptee and multiracial experiences?

send us an email! we want to include you in our conference guide!
✉️ [email protected]

Meet our lovely TAMKC Region VI Representative! 🌺

Allison is currently a Faculty Specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

We are proud of the work our region representatives do in the TAMKC! 🗺️

Meet our fantastic TAMKC Advocacy and Education Coordinators for the Multiracial and Transracial Adoptee communities! 🌅

Cassi is currently a Doctoral Student at UCLA, and Christopher is the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement at the University of California, Davis.

We can’t wait for the amazing initiatives these individuals will create for our members! 😄

Meet our marvelous TAMKC Research and Scholarship Representatives! 📝

Brendon is currently a Doctoral Student and Research Assistant at Michigan State University, and Michelle is currently the Assistant Dean & Director of the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support at Luther College.

We are excited to see the impact of these leaders in furthering scholarship this upcoming year! 📚

Meet our spectacular TAMKC Constituent Group Representatives! 🤝

Marina is currently an Associate Director of Sorority & Fraternity Life at UC San Diego, and Sabrina is currently a Program Coordinator at Reed College.

We can’t wait to see the initiatives for our NUPF, graduate, and undergraduate students this pair will develop! 🎊