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. An immigrant from the former Soviet Union, she now lives with her family in California, where she is navigating the nuances of multicultural and interfaith parenting. You can find her online at
masharumer.com and on Twitter @MashaDC.
Parenting with an Accent:
How Immigrants Honor Their Heritage, Navigate Setbacks, and Chart New Paths for Their Children
Masha Rumer
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About the Book:
Beacon Press –
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 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.
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.
Raw Footage of the Interview with Masha Rumer
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