Mr. Obama is the American-born son of a white woman from Kansas and a black man from Kenya.

The book takes the form of dialog between a Hindu father and his American-born son.

Their Czech-born mother, Danica, did not want her American-born sons growing up with junk television, ignorant of the world.

In the past, his American-born sons, not sharing Boo-Seng's sense of outsiderhood, have sided with the ridiculers.

What results, in a new scene, is now a climactic moment, the emotional fallout of a confrontation between an immigrant father and his 21-year-old American-born son.

He supports his five brothers and sisters back in Mexico and his 4-year-old American-born son.

They struggled to adapt to the new land and language, while their American-born son, Bill, adapted easily but had little knowledge of his Vietnamese cultural background.

Mr. Chaqor, a computer analyst, grinned as he held a ball for his 2-year-old American-born son to kick.

Ms. Parris, who has an 18-year-old American-born son, entered the United States in 1970 at age 14.

Both were American-born sons of German immigrants, a culture that had a strong influence in the area around this time.