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Find out how well the children of recent immigrants to the metropolitan NYC area are adjusting to American society. Also: the newly-discovered letters of Philip Slier, a Dutch Jew killed in the Holocaust. Rivka Galchen on her debut novel. A look at how sharing the womb with a brother may affect a girl's development. Plus, on our latest Underreported: where the world’s failed states are, and why they’re a threat to other countries.
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Guests:
Rivka GalchenChildren of Immigrants: Adapting to Life in NYC
A groundbreaking study examines how well recent immigrants and their children are becoming part of society in metropolitan New York. Philip Kasinitz and John Mollenkopf are two of the co-authors of the new book Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age.
If you’re the child of ...
The Letters of a Dutch Jew
Philip Slier was a Dutch Jew who was killed in the Holocaust. The newly-discovered letters he wrote to his parents while he was in labor camps have now been published in a new book, Hidden Letters. Ian Shine and Philip’s cousin Deborah Slier are its co-editors.
Atmospheric Disturbances
Rivka Galchen’s debut novel, Atmospheric Disturbances, has gotten great reviews. It tells the story of psychiatrist Dr. Leo Liebenstein, who believes his wife has been replaced by a simulacrum.
Event: Rivka Galchen will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, June 26 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble ...
Girl Twins and Eating Disorders
Sharing the womb with a brother may influence a girl’s development. Kristen Culbert, a graduate student in clinical psychology at Michigan State University, tells us about her research on eating disorder rates in females from opposite-sex twin pairs.
Underreported: The World’s Failed States
The world’s weakest and failed states can disrupt the stability of other countries all over the world. The Fund for Peace and Foreign Policy magazine have released their fourth annual Failed States Index. Patricia Taft, senior associate at the Fund for Peace, joins us ...
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