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Author:

Rumer, Masha, 1979- author.

Title:

Parenting with an accent : how immigrants honor their heritage, navigate setbacks, and chart new paths for their children / Masha Rumer.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiii, 213 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Parenthood--United States--Cross-cultural studies.
Children of immigrants--United States.
Immigrants--Family relationships--United States.
Immigrant families--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

I Am the Grinch Who Stole Christmas -- The Beet Test -- Then Comes Baby in a Baby Carriage -- Vodka Rubs and Other Family Advice -- The Polyglot Boardinghouse -- Bilingualism: An Uphill Battle, Sometimes -- Standing Watch -- The Experts Weigh In -- Nannies and Daycares and Grandmas, Oh My! -- Protests and Myths -- Live and Learn -- "They Say Little Racist Things" -- Between Two Worlds -- Finding Home.

Summary:

"A candid portrait of the realities, challenges, and joys many contemporary immigrants confront while raising a new generation of Americans."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0807021873
9780807021873

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1259294399

LCCN:

2021032176

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)