Joan Cottman
"But Mommy, Why?" is a book which attempts to answer questions about the coming to America by Africans - their travels and experiences as told to a young child by her parent as she reads.
Born in North Carolina, my family moved to New York in 1946 and lived on Fort Totten Army Base. I attended and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, then went on to Mills College of Education, Hofstra University, and C.W. Post. I received my doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. I began working as a teacher of special education students; then became an administrator of special education in the Roosevelt School District, Roosevelt, NY. Presently, I am an adjunct professor at three local universities: Hofstra University, Adelphi University, and St. Johns University.
One day, Sara and her mom were spending time together preparing a meal for their family.
Sara asked, “Mommy, why do we eat the foods we do?”
“What a curious question, Sara. Why do you ask?”
