Parenting with an Accent by Masha Rumer
from Peacemindedly
About our guest: Masha Rumer is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Quartz, the Moscow Times, Parents.com, and elsewhere. About the book: Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant moms and families, Masha Rumer paints a realistic and compassionate picture of what it’s like for immigrant parents raising a child in America while honoring their cultural identities. Parenting with an Accent incorporates a diverse collection of voices and experiences, giving readers an intimate look at the lives of many different immigrant families across the country. Using empirical data, humor, and on-the-ground reportage, Rumer offers interviews with experts on various aspects of parenting as an immigrant, including the challenges of acculturation, bilingualism strategies, and childcare. She visits a children’s Amharic class at an Ethiopian church in New York, a California vegetable farm, a Persian immersion school, and more. We love to hear from you. Please write to us [email protected] We are an independent news outlet. Please consider pledging to our peace journalism. Visit us at https://goltune.com/ to learn more. Thank you.
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