As a hispanic person, I have faced language and identity issues. I have struggled with these challenges throughout my lifetime. My first language is spanish, I did not learn english until I entered the first grade where it was mandatory. A clear memory I have with the transition of spanish to english is being frustrated and angry that I was being forced to learn another language. Although school is taught in english, I am in touch with my spanish vocabulary because I speak spanish in my house and to my relatives. I am comfortable with both languages and I am proud of the fact that I can call myself bilingual. Sometimes though, I am hesitant to express my native tongue. My language insecurities increased when I moved from a hispanic community
