Dim Sum, bagels, and grits
Subtitle: a sourcebook for multicultural families
By: Myra Alperson
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780374526115
Subjects: Ethnicity in children; Intercountry adoption; Interracial adoption; Families; Multiculturalism
Description: "... guides adoptive parents (and parents-to-be) on the journey toward creating a family that represents more than one culture."--cover.
Table of contents: title: We are family --; title: Who we are - the facts --; title: How we got here - the journey to becoming a multicultural family --; title: Moving forward --; title: Finding community - where our families live, learn, worship, play-and find soulmates --; title: Creating a multicultural home - cultural history, religion, role models, language, and family trees --; title: Meeting challenges --; title: Confronting prejudice ... and moving beyond it --; title: As our kids grow older - letting them take the lead --; title: Resources --; title: Multicultural activities and celebrations --; title: Goods and services --; title: Multicultural adoption organizations, web sites, and e-mail discussion groups --; title: Culture camps --; title: Homeland trips.