In How My Family Lives in America, author-photographer Susan Kuklin
zeroes in on the source of cultural identity: the family. Meet:
Sanu, who is learning how to braid her hair and to cook the same African
meal her father makes.
Eric, who loves to play baseball with his dad and to dance the
merengue with his friends and family.
April, who works hard on her Chinese writing and tries to keep up with
her family's challenging games.
Their stories emphasize the seemingly minor and everyday ways heritage
is transmitted: stories, songs, games, language, special occasions. They
show the importance of choice and adaptation in forging a cultural
identity. And they provoke readers to examine their own families -- what
makes them the same, what makes them distinct, and how this uniqueness
is celebrated