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How to navigate cultural preservation versus assimilation

My mom is disappointed I'm not teaching my kids Spanish because she thinks I'm trying to be too American.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generational differences in survival strategies create family conflict over cultural identity choices.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

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