 GRANDMA HEKMATT: AN ARAB AMERICAN GRANDMOTHER At Grandma Hekmatt's house, Suzanne, Yasmine and Sara learn about the Arab country of Egypt, where their grandmother Hekmatt and their grandfather Hedeiat still return on vacations to visit family. Grandma Hekmatt also teaches the girls how to write their names in Arabic and they all love looking at pictures of Hekmatt when she was a little girl in Egypt.  GRANDMA SUSAN: A BRITISH AMERICAN GRANDMA Gordon, Sara and Susan travel often to Southwest Harbor, a small fishing village on the Maine coast, to visit their grandparents Susan and Jarvis. Grandma Susan has lived most of her life in this village. From Grandma Susan, the children learn much about the family and its traditions and vcalues. Often they cook family recipes together or go boating to places Susan enjoyed when she was a child.  GRANDMA MAXINE: A NATIVE AMERICAN GRANDMA Grandma Maxine, a Head Start social worker, grew up on the Wind River Reservation in Fort Washakie, Wyoming and she has left it only once to go to school. Grandpa Pee Wee works at a nearby farm roping and taking care of cattle. Shawnee spends a lot of time with Grandma Maxine and learns much from her about the family and its traditions and values.  GRANDMA LOIS: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN GRANDMA Grandma Lois grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, at a time when people of different color were not permitted to live and work together. Now she lives in Queens, not far from her eight-year-old grandson Erick. From Lois, Erick learns much about the family and its traditions and values.  GRANDMA LAI GOON: A CHINESE AMERICAN GRANDMA Grandma Lai Goon grew up in a small farming village in Canton, China, but now lives in an apartment in San Francisco. Her eight-year-old grandson Daniel and her nine-year-old granddaughter Allyson live nearby and enjoy spending time with Lai Goon after school. From Lai Goon, the children learn much about the family and its traditions and values.  GRANDMA ESTHER: A JEWISH AMERICAN GRANDMA Grandma Esther is an active woman who grew up in Lithuania. Like many Jewish people, she lost her family during World War II. Now she lives in Brooklyn, NY. She spends a lot of time with her granddaughters, seven-year-old Pamela and eleven-year-old Allison, who live in Manhattan. From their grandmother, the girls learn much about the family and its traditions and values.  GRANDMA FRANCISCA: A HISPANIC AMERICAN GRANDMA Grandma Francisca grew up in New Mexico but now lives in an apartment in San Francisco. Her eight-year-old granddaughter Angelica lives next door and enjoys spending time with Francisca after school and on weekends. From Francisca, Angelica learbs much about the family and its traditions and values. |
Grandma Francisca Remembers The great anthropologist Margaret Mead maintained that grandmothers are the transmitters of culture. In this series, this fact becomes perfectly clear. |
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