Immigrant Parents

You crossed an ocean. Now you are raising a child in a country that was not part of your plan. Every immigrant parent knows the moment. Your child comes home from school sounding like someone you did not raise. They roll their eyes at your food, ask you not to speak your language in public, and seem to be becoming, quietly and unstoppably, someone shaped by a world you are still learning to navigate yourself. You love them completely. You are also completely lost. The Immigrant Parent's Survival Guide is the book that speaks directly to you — whatever country you came from, whatever ...

A parenting guide that speaks directly to Latinx families with language, history, and lived experience that honors and celebrates our cultura—while helping readers unlearn violence and shame as tools of discipline. For many in the Latinx community, “la Chancla”—what we learn to see as...

Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood. "I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was crazy. But I...

This "profound and provocative" work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and American Dervish followsan immigrant father and his son as they search for belonging—in post-Trump America, and with each other (Kirkus Reviews). "Passionate, disturbing, unputdownable." —Salman...

From the author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edgesand Tender Hearts, a celebration of the women at the heart of Latine families. “This love letter to intergenerational relationships opens every window and door to one’s heart... A healing work of art.” —Yesika Salgado, author of Corazón...

A revealing history of Indian-Americans' rise through the ranks in business, from immigrants to powerbrokers. The collapse of the Galleon Group—a hedge fund that managed more than seven billion dollars in assets—from criminal charges of insider trading was a sensational case that pitted...

"Susan Lieu's narration of her memoir, The Manicurist's Daughter, adds to the already raw emotion that flows throughout her journey to know her mother."—The Berkshire Eagle This program is read by the author. An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of...

For readers of Permission to Come Home, Minor Feelings, and Pleasure Activism, an insightful guide for “hyphenates” seeking to better understand themselves and help others understand them, too. What does it mean to live a hyphenated life? So many folks are forced to toggle across the...

A young woman’s carefully constructed fantasy world implodes in this brilliantly conceived novel that blurs distinctions between right and wrong, comedy and tragedy, imagination and reality: "Surreal . . . leaves you with the creeping certainty that there is a different world lurking just...

Forever the Alien is a sweeping family story about fathers and sons, belonging and estrangement, love and resentment, and the complicated bonds that endure across generations. Written by Stanley J. Ferguson in the late 1960s and preserved for decades in his original typewritten manuscripts, Forever the Alien follows one family across five interconnected books. At its center is the difficult relationship between a son and his aging immigrant father—a relationship shaped by distance, obligation, misunderstanding, regret, and a love that is often easier to feel than to express. The story ...

Has your child come home and said "Nobody talks to me" or "I don't want to go back"? Are you watching your child struggle at school or in childcare, standing quietly at the edge of play, unsure how to join in — and feeling helpless about how to help? You are not alone. And this book was written for you. Raising Bilingual Children is a warm, practical, and compassionate guide for immigrant and migrant parents navigating one of the most important challenges of starting life in a new country — helping your child learn the host language while keeping their confidence, identity, and home ...

Process your childhood trauma, learn to set boundaries, and finally put yourself first with these exercises and journal prompts from TikTok’s popular healing transformation coach Dr. Kai. If you were raised by emotionally immature parents, you know that unpacking your childhood isn’t easy...

This "graceful, captivating" (New York Times Book Review) story from a singular new talent paints a portrait of grief and the search for meaning as told through the prism of three generations of her Chinese American family—perfect for readers of Helen Macdonald and Elizabeth Alexander. Kat...

If you've ever yearned for your parents' approval, felt the weight of their high expectations, or experienced the burden of unspoken obligations to care for them as they age, you're not alone. Too often, we hesitate to ask our parents about their lives, held back by mistaken beliefs or past conflicts. With warmth, wit, and vulnerability Amy Yip explores the profound influence her parents had on her life and offers you a roadmap to navigate conversations with your own parents.

(This book has received recognition from the International Impact Book Award in April 2026.) Parenting is never easy—especially when love collides with fear, expectations, and the clash of cultures. Good Moms DO Cry is a heartfelt guide for parents, particularly immigrant moms and dads, who feel overwhelmed in the messy middle of raising children in a new country. We cry because we care deeply—because we want our kids to succeed, to belong, and to thrive. Yet the more we push, the more we worry we’re doing it wrong. Through moving stories, cultural reflections, and practical insights,...

What happens when love becomes obligation and no one tells you how to leave without breaking yourself? In families shaped by migration, sacrifice, and survival, love often arrives through provision. Through what is sent. Through what is endured. But years later, when parents age and bodies fail, those same children. Often daughters, become the planners, the payers, the coordinators, the emotional anchors. The container changes. The weight does not. In Breaking Barrels: Unparenting the Parent, Krystle Phillips delivers a raw, unflinching Caribbean caregiving memoir about boundaries, ...

Claire Mumford’s life is going great. Her book sales are taking off, her daughter Maggie is flourishing at school. Even her husband Jesse is happy. His new veterinary clinic was built on a idyllic plot of land outside Georgetown, Delaware. But there is a spirit on the land. One who walks the road searching for her lost love. The one who left her waiting at the altar. And she is angry. Very angry. Meet Naimh Buckey. An Irish immigrant in service as a scullery maid who only wants to better herself by learning to read and someday becoming a house cook. When the handsome son of the estate ...

A young lawyer wakes up in the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what exactly happened—and how much she’s willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder—in this “smart, compulsively readable...

Are you a busy beginner, immigrant parent, or survivor starting from zero who wants to publish a book but thinks you need money, a computer, and perfect English? I started with no computer at 25, no money, and broken English. I made my first cover with Microsoft Paint. Amazon rejected it. I learned. In 10 years, I built 60 small helpful books that give residual income while I work my day job. This is not a guru book. This is a starter-who-finished a book. In this 20-chapter simple system, you will learn: - How to find your book idea using your survival story — 40 ideas in 60 minutes with ...

A merciless, darkly funny satire about a tastemaking editor whose cool-girl magazine job gives her just enough power to become a status monster. Have you ever considered what your tote bag says about you? Or pepper grinder? Or phone case? Connie Qing is a professional tastemaker. An editor at...