Listen to the Children: Conversations With Immigrant Families / Escuchemos a los ninos: Conversaciones Con Familias Inmigrantes (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Conde-Frazier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2011

Parents, pastors, educators, community leaders, and others are invited to eavesdrop on these fictionalized conversations between immigrant parents, their children, and their caregivers. This warm and practical resource offers unique insight into the emotions and perceptions of immigrant families. How do adults make the decision to emigrate from their homeland and why? How does the separation affect the children? What challenges does eventual reunification of the family bring? Explore these and other questions with pastor and educator Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, who is herself an immigrant and an advocate for undocumented residents. Bilingual: Spanish/English.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, MDiv, PhD, is dean of Esperanza College at Eastern University in St. David’s, Pennsylvania. Prior to assuming this position, she served as associate professor in religious education for the Claremont School of Theology, taught at Latin American Bible Institute, and served as director of the Orlando E. Costas Hispanic and Latin American Ministries Program. An ordained American Baptist minister with more than 10 years experience in the local church, Dr. Conde-Frazier is the author of Hispanic Bible Institutes and coauthor of A Many Colored Kingdom: Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation. She has also authored many academic and church-related papers on justice issues, such as immigration and ecumenism, as they relate to religious education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Judson Pr; Bilingual edition (February 10, 2011)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0817016619
• ISBN-13: 978-0817016616
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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