Love in a Global Village: A Celebration of Intercultural Families in the Midwest

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Love in a global village a celebration of lovein intercultural families in the midwest a global by jessie carroll grearson & lauren b. smith village university of iowa press iowa city University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2001 by the University of Iowa Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel http://www.uiowa.edu/⬃uipress No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. Frontispiece photo by Christy Mock. Top: Viren, Jessie, Ellie, Lauren, Hassimi; bottom: Emma, Myriama. The publication of this book was generously supported by the University of Iowa Foundation. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grearson, Jessie Carroll. Love in a global village: a celebration of intercultural families in the Midwest/by Jessie Carroll Grearson and Lauren B. Smith p. cm. isbn 0-87745-740-9 (pbk.) 1. Intermarriage — Middle West — Case studies. 2. Interethnic marriage — Middle West — Case studies. 3. Family — Middle West — Case studies. 4. Ethnicity — Middle West. I. Smith, Lauren B., 1963– . II. Title. hq1031.g74 2001 306.84⬘5⬘0977 — dc21 00-045634 01 02 03 04 05 p 5 4 3 2 1 For our three wonderful, lively daughters: Emma, Eleanor, and Myriama ...