{"product_id":"daughters-who-raised-mothers-jerry-yonga-9798241299925","title":"Daughters Who Raised Mothers: Diaspora Women and the Quiet Cost of Survival in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaughters Who Raised Mothers\u003c\/b\u003e is a deeply human portrait of diaspora women navigating survival, responsibility, and identity in America-often quietly, often alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross kitchens, highways, hospital night shifts, and living rooms filled with silence, women who once left home as daughters find themselves becoming providers, decision-makers, drivers, interpreters, and caregivers-not only to their children, but to their aging mothers. In cultures where women were raised to support from behind the scenes, many now stand at the front, making decisions men once made, carrying burdens no one prepared them for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from lived experience, cultural memory, and careful observation, Dr. Jerry Yonga explores what happens when African and immigrant women adapt to American systems that reward independence but rarely recognize the cost of endurance. This book does not argue policy or offer quick solutions. Instead, it names realities often left unspoken: love that becomes labor, respect that flows in one direction, cultural expectations that collide with the law, and survival that leaves little room for rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough composite stories, intimate moments, and quiet truths, the book examines motherhood, caregiving, discipline, migration, work, faith, food, loneliness, and resilience-without romanticizing struggle or assigning blame. It honors strength while asking an honest question: \u003ci\u003eWhat does survival take from the women who make it possible?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is written for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiaspora women who have carried families across borders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMothers and daughters navigating generational change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaregivers and healthcare workers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders interested in culture, migration, and lived experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaughters Who Raised Mothers\u003c\/b\u003e is not a manual. It is a witness. And for many readers, it will feel like being seen for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerry Yonga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241299925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.32d","brand":"Jerry Yonga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089524830463,"sku":"9798241299925","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80ae52cb-a82b-41cd-898f-84b33dba5f7b.jpg?v=1769110814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daughters-who-raised-mothers-jerry-yonga-9798241299925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}