I started using my grandfather's surname instead of my father's to honor my Mexican heritage and my dad acts like I'm rejecting our family, but I'm trying to reclaim the part that was erased.
More people experience this than they realize.
Recovering suppressed heritage can be experienced as betrayal by those who survived by letting it go.
“Where Are You with Converting — gaining a new identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.