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How being your family's translator becomes an invisible burden

I translate everything for my parents at doctor visits and legal appointments and I am exhausted from being their bridge to this world.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children of immigrants carry the weight of mediating between worlds, often sacrificing their own needs to serve as cultural interpreters.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Immigration and identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.