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As a 2nd-generation insert minority race how do you find ways to connect more strongly to your culture? I was born to immigrants and they didn't teach me all there is to know about my culture. (hexbear.net)

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I think this tends to happen when people move away from their homeland and raise their kids elsewhere. Especially if your parents are committed to Americanizing. I'm not sure how else to understand them not teaching me so much basic stuff about the biggest holidays of my culture. Like New Years related things, for example. It makes me sad that I celebrated half of only some holidays.

Honestly maybe it's because they were poor. I will ask them about this. Poverty probably changed what traditions they practiced.

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[–] Wmill@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

Idk about this tbh, my parents are immigrants too but we celebrate say mother's day and father's day different than the days here. I will say I do have some friends prob in your position where their parents were against teaching them spanish but like my parents only spoke that so I learned I guess english as my second language and I'm fine. It's always been in their face that they didn't belong in america and I feel the same amerikkka but like we here so we'll make do. My parents poor too so don't think that's the issue tbh more has to do with trying to assimilate I bet (with the caveat that america will never really accept us anyway but that's besides the point)