Bracey s international approach to culture extends to his views on parenting. When his daughter was an infant, he and his former partner used the RIE parenting method that advocates for children to be supported and cared for while parents allow them to explore their world and take the lead whenever possible. If I understand it correctly, [RIE] had to do with folks from the West, observing how bonds were formed between parents and children in other societies, Bracey explains. At times, following these practices meant sacrificing opportunities for professional or personal time to prioritize the child. Bracey contrasts this with West African culture s more balanced approach, which he preferred. In this approach, adults don t necessarily sacrifice their needs for those of the child at all times. Our emphasis on our ancestors, those practices and how they extend to our children, it began to create a different sense of the purpose of the relationship between parent and child. In the Af
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After people 65 and older became eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, Torm Normpraseurt picked up the phone and called one Laotian immigrant after another about a dozen in all.
Here’s how to make an appointment, he told them in Lao. Someone will find you a ride, and volunteers fluent in both Lao and English will be by your side when you get your shot, he assured them.
Phones were also ringing in Laotian households across the Bay Area as an elaborate network lighted up, spreading the word about vaccinations to older immigrants, many of whom are not fluent in English and don’t use the internet.
It first emerged as a sign on faces in airports, at hospitals, on the streets that this virus was not to be taken lightly. In the space of a year, the mask sold out; set off scientific debates; became a shield; got sucked into politics; saved small businesses; staved off awkward social encounters and some (but not all) forms of harassment.
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