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When You're the Bridge Between Generations Who Can't Communicate

My parents only speak Mandarin and my kids only speak English and I'm exhausted being the translator for every family interaction.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The multilingual person often bears the invisible burden of maintaining family coherence across linguistic divides.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Multilingualism and its gifts?”

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