Unamerican American -- XOTV Weekly
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Unamerican American
My father is Cuban, born and raised in Havana. My mom is Dominican, born and raised as well. Both of them are immigrants with different stories and different perspectives but the same struggle and process of transition into something new. As a child, both of my parents being individuals who have always been rooted in their culture, implemented those teachings in us. My siblings and I grew up knowing what our identity was. Or did we?
I was born and raised on American soil. I went to school normally like all my friends and I can speak fluent English, however, my father only allowed me to speak Spanish when I was younger. I never understood why and I also had moments where I felt extremely frustrated because all of my friends spoke English to me, my mom would even speak English sometimes and a lot of my other family members, but my father made sure to hear my Spanish to make sure I knew that the language was just as much of a priority…read more.
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