There is nothing like motherhood to break you open.
Parenting forces a reckoning with the impact of migration and assimilation on identity and belonging. This site was created to explore that reckoning together.
Creating belonging.
If you are a first generation (or foreign born) immigrant, I hope you will find a home here. If you are searching for yourself among the many roles and responsibilities of motherhood, I hope you will find a home here. And if you are traversing motherhood as a transplant, a chameleon, an expert fitter-inner, I especially home this site will be a refuge along your journey.
Support others on their journey.
Whether you were sponsored by a family member, or arrived here as a refugee, someone helped you along your journey. First Generation Motherhood pays it forward by donating at least 80% of contributions to organizations supporting today’s migrants and war torn peoples. Display your custom wares with pride!