The essential guide to parenting multiracial and multiethnic children of all ages--and learning to nourish, support, and celebrate their multiracial identity.
Farzana Nayani is a passionate advocate and educator regarding the
understanding of culture and race within organizations, schools,
and the community. She holds a master's degree in communications
and management from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the
esteemed East-West Center, as well as a bachelor of education and a
bachelor of arts in psychology and English from the University of
British Columbia. As a certified teacher, former classroom
educator, and a multiethnic parent of multiracial children, Nayani
has focused on bridging understanding across cultural differences
throughout her entire career and personal life.
In her current work as a diversity, equity, and inclusion
consultant and intercultural trainer, Nayanihas conducted research,
workshops, and curriculum design on cross-cultural topics for two
decades. Her work has appeared inForbes, DiversityInc, LA Parent,
theSmithsonianandNPR. She is on the advisory board of Multiracial
Americans of Southern California, is a part of the CAUSE Leadership
Network, has advised for the National Association of Asian American
Professionals (NAAAP), and is coaching faculty for the Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion Coaching Center at The Forum on Workplace
Inclusion.
“An indispensable study that illustrates the importance of speaking
with children on race so that they can be prepared to deal with the
reality of it throughout their lives. It is a vital book for
parents, caregivers, and educators committed to this kind of work.
Bravo!”
—Rudy P. Guevarra Jr., author of Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic
Identities and Communities in San Diego
“Far too often, race is examined and discussed along a Black and
White binary, which leaves multiracial children feeling as though
they do not have a place at the table. In order to strive for
racial inclusion and justice, our conversations must include the
nuances of multiracial identity."
—Liz Kleinrock, educator and founder of Teach and Transform
“Raising Multiracial Children provides exercises, questions, an
intersectional analysis, curricula, and age-appropriate guidelines
for nurturing and supporting the next generation of multiracial
people and their allies.”
—Paul Kivel, educator, activist, and author of Uprooting Racism:
How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
“My wife is Indian, born in New Delhi, and I am African American,
born in the American South. Our three children—the ‘Three Little
Blindians’—are growing up in Los Angeles with a vastly different
experience than either of us had. On my wife’s side of the family
tree, our children can trace their roots back to the founding of
New Delhi. On my side, we’re aware of a few proud generations, and
we’ve also had to find joy in discovering our African roots
together. We’ve done our best to teach them that they are not
‘half’ anything. Rather, they have two rich ancestries that
they can call on to ground them in their journey through life. As
we have experienced in our own Black and Indian family, raising
multiracial children is such a critical topic. Farzana isolates
invaluable tools to help give any child a more comprehensive sense
of self-identity.”
—Jason George, actor from Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19, on raising
children with his wife, writer and educator Vandana Khanna
“I can’t imagine a person more qualified to write about multiracial
and multicultural children than Farzana Nayani. She presents
excellent advice to parents, teachers, and cross-cultural trainers
concerning the challenges and opportunities faced by multiracial
children. She brings a rich background to this task based on
years of careful study, knowledge learned from leading workshops,
and her own experiences as a spouse and mother.”
—Richard W. Brislin, professor emeritus, University of Hawai`i
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