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Priyankka Deo to lead workshop on immigrant parenting
Deo said many Indian immigrants came to the United States with limited resources and focused on stability and hard work as a path to success.
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Pranavi Sharma - Fri, 05, Jun 2026
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Priyankka Deo / LinkedIn/ Priyankka Deo
Priyankka Deo, an Indian American media professional and alumna of the University of Illinois Springfield, will conduct a workshop with PGurus on June 7 focused on parenting and preparing children for life and work in the United States.
PGurus is a digital media platform founded by Sree Iyer that publishes news, analysis and interviews on politics, business, culture and public affairs, with a focus on India and the global Indian community.
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Ahead of the workshop, the Chicago based Deo shared her views on X about the challenges immigrant families face as they raise children in a changing social and professional environment.
“Immigrant parents often prepare their children for the America they arrived…not the America their children will work in,” Deo wrote.
She added, “Keep the immigrant values. But today’s children also need confidence, leadership, communication.”
Immigrant parents often prepare their children for the America they arrived…not the America their children will work in.
— Priyankka Deo (@priyankadeo) June 4, 2026
Keep the immigrant values. But today’s children also need confidence, leadership, communication.
Discussing this & more during my workshop this Sunday,… pic.twitter.com/eySQMx1SDd
In a video posted on X, Deo said one of the most common mistakes immigrant parents make is relying on experiences from an earlier generation when guiding their children.
“Parents prepare children for the America that they arrived in, not the America that the children are growing up in,” she said.
Deo said many Indian immigrants came to the United States with limited resources and focused on stability and hard work as a path to success.
“Many Indian immigrants came here with very little. They worked hard, they stayed out of trouble, they took the stable path,” she said. “And for many of them, it worked.”
However, she argued that the skills that helped immigrant parents establish themselves in the country may not be the same skills their children need today.
“The skills that helped parents survive America at that time are not necessarily the skills that their children need or that your children need to thrive in America,” Deo said.
She contrasted the priorities of immigrant parents with the demands facing younger generations.
“Parents needed to make sacrifices, right? But children, children need confidence,” she said.
“Parents needed stability. It was an absolute must at that time. But children need adaptability.”
Deo also said that while earlier generations often focused on securing employment, younger people increasingly need skills that help them influence and lead others.
“Parents needed a job. Whatever job they got, they took. Children need leadership, communication, and influence,” she said.
According to Deo, the objective is not for children to abandon the values of their immigrant parents but to combine those values with opportunities available in the United States.
“The goal isn't for children to think exactly like their immigrant parents,” she said. “The goal is for them to keep immigrant values while fully embracing American opportunity.”
She said the workshop will explore these themes in greater detail.
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