A New American Family: A Love Story
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.39 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816530416 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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They were a great family. Pete did a wonderful job on his Dee Ledgerwood This family lived across the street from us in Park Ridge, NJ. We were friends. They were a great family. Pete did a wonderful job on his book.. Worthy of your time. Being a classmate of the Likins at Santa Cruz High, I can attest to the outstanding character of these two people. Their love and care for all people is an inspiration. I recommend this very timely written book in our age of great ethnic diversity and the challenges and blessings that are in store for us all.. Terra Trevor said A Warm, Wise and Important Social Commentary. This memoir about creating family beyond the usual comfort zones of white parents is told with insight and sensitivity. Beset by challenges that ultimately strengthened all bonds, Peter Likins tells the story of his life with his wife, Patricia, and the six children they adopted transracially in the 1960s. In his frank, open account, he skillfully weaves in stories of his and Pat's growing-up years, and Pete's long academic career, an effective literary tool which serves to i
With circumstances of race, age, and health making all of their children virtually unadoptable by 1960s standards, Pat and Pete never strayed from the belief that loyalty and love could build a strong family. With issues such as inter-racial adoption, mental illness, drug addiction, unwed pregnancy, and homosexuality entwined in their lives, the Likins’ tale isn’t just a family memoir—it’s a story of the American experience, a memoir with a message. Pete’s professional attainments produce a context for his family story, wherein high achievements in educational, athletic, and financial terms coexist with the joys and sorrows of this exceptional family.. Both Pete and Pat have served as teachers, and Pete’s long academic career—holding positions as a professor, dean, provost, and then president—illuminates more than just his personal success. But his personal accomplishments are only the backdrop for the real story—the story of his family, whose trials and triumphs hold lessons for many American families in the twenty-first century. By most accounts Pete Likins has had a successful life. This poignant but ultimately empowering memoir tells the story of Peter Likins, his wife Patricia, and the six children they adopted in th
“Likins' memoir portrays the evolution of the nuclear family in the United States as family dynamics and structures change in our endlessly diverse country.”—Santa Cruz Sentinel