History and culture go hand in hand with one another. Both aspects have had an influence on my perspectives and how I was brought up in the United States. I am first generation in my family to grow up in the United States. This is different among majority of my friends and peers throughout my life. Many of my friends have had family that immigrated to the United States hundreds of years ago while for me it was roughly 20 years ago. My parents immigrated to the United States so that my sister and I would have a better life. Many immigrants sacrifice a lot to pick up and move to another country. Majority of the time the reason is to have a better life.
Many, including my parents, left behind friends and family members. My parents go to India at least one time every year just to see their parents and siblings. I always resented not having my relatives close to me like many of my friends. Holidays have always been celebrated with my parents and my sister. It is difficult for me since I have went six years without seeing my grandma and nine years without seeing my cousins. Hearing that they have grown up is saddening since I missed all those years in between. I grew up wanting that close connection many of my friends had with …show more content…
My parents are multilingual and are fluent in English and Telugu (language from India). In the chapter, it states that people who are bilingual often pick one language over another and are not equally fluent in both. I’ve noticed this to be true with my parents. My mom, for instance, will speak to us in Telugu rather than English since she is more comfortable with that language and prefers it. When I was younger I did not understand the change in deciding what language to speak and thought she should speaking English majority of the time. Now I understand why she made this decision and appreciate the fact she still speaks it since it is a way of holding on to her
Many, including my parents, left behind friends and family members. My parents go to India at least one time every year just to see their parents and siblings. I always resented not having my relatives close to me like many of my friends. Holidays have always been celebrated with my parents and my sister. It is difficult for me since I have went six years without seeing my grandma and nine years without seeing my cousins. Hearing that they have grown up is saddening since I missed all those years in between. I grew up wanting that close connection many of my friends had with …show more content…
My parents are multilingual and are fluent in English and Telugu (language from India). In the chapter, it states that people who are bilingual often pick one language over another and are not equally fluent in both. I’ve noticed this to be true with my parents. My mom, for instance, will speak to us in Telugu rather than English since she is more comfortable with that language and prefers it. When I was younger I did not understand the change in deciding what language to speak and thought she should speaking English majority of the time. Now I understand why she made this decision and appreciate the fact she still speaks it since it is a way of holding on to her