"To be called a racist for explaining that some children are caught between two cultures, is inaccurate, to say the least."
-dianavan

I agree, dianavan, that this statement is inaccurate. I also consider it to be unfair to label you a racist on the basis of that statement. However, I also believe that racism toward non-White immigrant families can impede the social integration of immigrant families in their new nation.

I can see how not speaking, reading, and understanding the language their children speak -the language of the majority culture-would add another layer to the difficult job of parenting.

That said, I would be interested in finding out if anyone has done any recent research on what percentage of first generation immigrant parents in Canada don't understand English {or French, if living in Quebec}. Somehow, I don't think it's the entire population of first generation immigrant parents.

Here's an excerpt from this March 2006 online article that I found:
"Immigration is transforming not only the face of Canada but also the very definition the country gives itself. Canada is a land of immigration and its largest city, Toronto, with almost half of its inhabitants having been born in another country, is now one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. The city has the fastest demographic growth of all cities in North America. Between 1950 and 2005, Canada received more than nine million new immigrants, a number almost equivalent to the entire populations of Austria or Switzerland. The very diverse origins of Canadians and their integration into the English-speaking majority probably constitute the most powerful force leading to a new self-definition in Canada. Not being of British stock, new immigrants do not see themselves as English Canadians, but simply as Canadians."

Canada and Québec: An Update

I would be interested in learning more about the social/cultural integration experiences of first & second generation immigrants in the USA, The United Kingdom, Germany, and elsewhere.