Hands of My Father : A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love

from DaBunny

This is a memoir of Myron Uhlberg, a popular children's writer, born to two deaf parents. As a hearing child he is forced to grow up too quickly as he serves to interpret the hearing world for his deaf parents. He feels jilted of a childhood but gradually comes to terms with it and learns to appr...

from ValerieAndBooks

My first impression upon finishing this book was, wow, we as deaf people have really come a long way since Myron Uhlberg grew up as a hearing son of deaf parents who used American Sign Language. Mr. Uhlberg grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1930s and 1940s-- long before technology, ADA (Ameri...

from Sodapop

This is the story of the author's childhood. Growing up in Brooklyn as the hearing child of deaf parents, Myron learned sign before he learned speech and from an early age he was called upon to interpret for his parents. While he is at times resentful of the responsibility this places on him, Myr...

from heike6

This book didn't take me long to read, which is unusual. It's great to read a book by someone with such a unique perspective.The author was raised by two deaf parents, and his first language was sign. Since he could hear, his parents often depended upon to be their translator. While he was growin...

from MissTeacher

Hands of My Father is a wonderful set of recollections about a man, a family, a love and a language. The sound of silence is portrayed so well, almost magically, and causes questions to arise such as, "What does wet sound like?" Softly and carefully, I was made to realize just how much I take for...