Donna Jackson Nakazawa has been a regular contributor to AARP's My Generation, as well as to Working Mother, Modern Maturity, New Woman, and Baby Talk. She is married to a Japanese-American and has two children. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
"Nakazawa has skillfully combined anecdotal research with a strong knowledge of childhood and educational development philosophy to provide this useful guide."
"Nakazawa has skillfully combined anecdotal research with a strong knowledge of childhood and educational development philosophy to provide this useful guide."
Drawing on interviews, research, and her own experiences raising biracial children, Nakazawa offers sound advice to families of multiracial and multicultural backgrounds, whether headed by parents of different races or families who adopt children of race different from the parents. A distant relative of Stonewall Jackson married to a Japanese American, she advocates ways to help children identify all their racial heritages and grow confident and proud in their identities. Parents will also benefit from sample dialogs and scripts to answer children's questions at each stage of development. With the 900 percent increase in interracial marriages between 1960 and 1998, resulting in approximately 4.5 million biracial children, many readers will be eager for Nakazawa's book. Her solid research and grasp of the issue's complexity will certainly enhance parents' knowledge. Just two quibbles: at times readers will wish for more concrete ideas and a faster pace. Regardless, as the only parenting guide with this angle, Nakazawa's book is recommended for all public libraries.-Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, MD Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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