Merging real stories with research and
on-the-ground reporting, an award-winning journalist and immigrant
explores multicultural parenting and identity in the US
Through her own stories and interviews with other immigrant
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.
Deeply researched yet personal, Parenting with an Accent centers immigrants
and their experiences in a new country—emphasizing how immigrants
and their children remain an integral part of America’s story.