Hands of my father : a hearing boy, his deaf parents, and the language of love / Myron Uhlberg.
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2009Description: xvii, 232 p. : ill ; 22 cmISBN: 9780553806885 :; 0553806882 :Subject(s): Uhlberg, Myron | Deaf -- United States -- Biography | Parent-child relationship -- Case studiesDDC classification: 306.874092 | B LOC classification: HQ759.912 | .U45 2009Summary: The author describes growing up as the hearing son of two deaf parents during the Depression, the challenges of straddling the world of the deaf and the hearing world beyond the family's apartment, and his occasional resentment of the burdens of his role as an interpreter.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Spaulding Memorial Library | BIO UHL (Browse shelf) | Available | 23076 |
The author describes growing up as the hearing son of two deaf parents during the Depression, the challenges of straddling the world of the deaf and the hearing world beyond the family's apartment, and his occasional resentment of the burdens of his role as an interpreter.
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