My eight-year-old daughter came home from school asking why we have to speak Spanish at home when all her friends only speak English, and I don't know how to explain that losing our language means losing ourselves.
More people experience this than they realize.
The natural desire to belong can create a generational rift that threatens cultural continuity.
“Where Are You with Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.