The aim of this paper is to examine international adoptees experiences with racialization within their adoptive families and relatives, as well as understanding how they might have dealt with it. Lastly this essay aims to explore how any racialization might have affected their sense of belonging. The study is based on semi structed qualitative interviews with six different international adoptees from different parts of Sweden. To interpret the material from the interviews, I have used a thematic analysis to discover recurring themes and topics. The theoretical approach was based on Vivian Burrs perspective on social constructionism, as well as Sarah Ahmeds theory on the hegemony of whiteness. My study shows that the adoptees had different experiences within their adoptive family. Some had very traumatic and impacting racialized experiences, while others had close to none. Depending on their different experiences it became clear that certain incidents had impacted family relationships and howthe adoptees chose to move forward.