Whether we like to admit it or not, we all have some ideas as to what we would like our children to be when they grow up. Some of us secretly rejoice when we hear them say “I want to be a doctor”, even though at that point they are usually too young to understand how many [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2008’
Memories of an Immigrant Parent
A while ago, I came across a well written article about what we, immigrant children, remember about our past. The author, Jaya Ramesh, talks about how initially her family’s memories consisted mostly of the country they left behind, but as time passed, they consisted mainly of their experiences as a new immigrant and those of their “home” [...]
