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When reclaiming your heritage language

I'm trying to learn my grandmother's language before she dies but every lesson feels like mourning something I should have never lost.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Language recovery becomes entangled with grief over cultural disconnection and lost time.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Language and identity — what your first language holds?”

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