Here is a link to an excellent post concerning research findings about the self-esteem of children who were adopted. Contrary to some rather stubborn cultural perceptions of adoption in general and adoptees in particular, many studies have found that children who were adopted - including those adopted transracially - do just fine when it comes to self-esteem as compared to their non-adopted peers. The myth of the "troubled adoptee" appears to truly be a myth. That's not to say that children who were adopted are not at risk for certain difficulties, language and learning problems being the most common. What it does show is that all children face potential difficulties with identity and self-esteem, and children who were adopted are not at greater risk for problems in those areas than anyone else.
Anyway, read the post if it interests you. I like reading stuff like this because it reaffirms my faith in the resilience of the human spirit, that we are more than the sum of what has happened to us, and that love is powerful.
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