Parenting Interviews

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From 2006 to 2008, BRYCS staff interviewed a dozen refugee parents from nine different countries.  We asked them to reflect on their parenting experiences before and after coming to the United States.  They discuss subjects like discipline, respect, family roles and values, independence and interdependence, and the challenge of balancing two cultures.  See the BRYCS Parenting Interviews below to read about the experiences of refugee parents in their own words:

• Jarsso, an Oromo Ethiopian Father
• Tou and Mee, Hmong Parents
• Klee Thoo, a Burmese Karen Father
• Anna, a Russian Mother
• Mary, A Sudanese Mother
• John and Ellen, A Liberian Family
• Caridad and Arturo, A Cuban-Chilean Family
• Aline, A Burundian Social Worker
• Farah, An Iraqi Mother
• Suzan: an Iraqi Mother
• Dina, an Iraqi Mother
• Toma, an Iraqi Father