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05/29/13

Strict Asian-American parents have become known as 'Tiger' parents since the publication of Amy Chua's memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. She argued that her no-nonsense parenting style brought out the best in her children. But studies suggest otherwise. I’m what one would call a tiger baby:...

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HyeSook Chung

05/29/13

This blog post originally appeared in the Pragmatic Mom Blog . Best Chinese American Books for Kids The Chinese immigrant experience is one with a long history in America resulting in becoming the largest Asian population in America today. There is a great one-page overview on Chinese immigration...

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Mia Wenjen

05/29/13

Growing up I had stick straight black hair with bangs that my mom cut herself. It was simple and easy to care for, but in my eyes it was utterly boring. I was the only one in my school besides my siblings with that kind of hair. Why couldn’t I have beautiful blond curls like Krista or sandy brown...

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Bicultural Mama

05/29/13

To join MomsRising.org and blog in support of LGBT families, click here . The other day, something happened on my Facebook page that gave me hope for our children and our country’s future. My mom, a socially conservative evangelical Christian, hit the “like” button after I swapped my profile photo...

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Elisa Batista

Immigration

05/28/13

This past Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) voted to advance the immigration reform bill (S.744) onto the Senate floor, representing a historic step forward for immigrant children and families. The committee considered numerous amendments over a period of five days, and the First Focus...

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Wendy Cervantes

Childcare & Early Education

05/28/13

Hello everyone! My name is Lisa Radden. I am excited to be joining the MomsRising community in an effort to help inform and support Moms around the world in the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on child development and education. I would like to kick off my first post about...

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Lisa Radden

Podcast

05/28/13

From the art of writing novels that empowers girls, to the art of creating effective legislative actions, music, videos and rock 'n' roll; women are making their voices heard. This week on MomsRising Radio With Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner we talk with experts and award-winning artists about the many...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Food!

05/24/13

“I pinky promise!” my son told me when I asked if he was going to eat all his vegetables. To break that promise would have violated his tween ethical code. It was a solemn oath, one of the greatest any child could give. In 2007, major food and beverage companies made their own pinky promise to...

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Migdalia Rivera

05/24/13

Strawberries are sweet and in season now. This is a wonderful, fruit salsa that I made for Delicious TV last year. I made one amendment to it to really make the flavor pop. This is great for the upcoming Memorial weekend and anytime during the summer. You can eat with tortilla chips, use on tacos,...

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Yoli Ouiya

05/24/13

Child care used to be a family matter, taken up household by household, depending on a variety of circumstances. But times have changed and child care now moves appropriately to the public policy realm. The experts at the Center for American Progress look at three available child care options – a...

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