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Let’s Stop Measuring Bilingualism (opens the original)
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It’s funny how our perspective on something can change as we get older and understand more about the life we came from.I grew up bilingual. But I did not grow up thinking about bilingualism at all. For me, Spanish was just...there.It was the language of my family and our home. It was what I heard all around me and what I spoke. At no point do I remember thinking about how much Spanish I was getting in a day or whether I was doing enough to “maintain” it. I’ve never asked, but I bet none of the a
My Family's Language Philosophy (opens the original)
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When I was 14 years old, I was the one in the room while my aunt gave birth to my little cousin via c-section.My uncle waited outside the door.Leading up to that day, I had gone to most of my aunt’s prenatal appointments, helping translate between her and the medical staff. For much of my childhood, it wasn’t unusual for me to be dropped off to school late or miss days entirely for other family member’s appointments.I was the family’s designated translator.The day started like any other prenatal
The Bridge Generation: Shattering the Glass That Was Never Meant for Language (opens the original)
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We talk about language preservation like it’s a museum exhibit. Like our job is to stand guard over something fragile behind glass, to make sure it reaches the next generation exactly as it was handed to us. Unscathed. Unchanged. Untouched by anything that happened in between.But nobody ever asks what happens to the person standing guard.Those of us who grew up as the bridge, the translators at the doctor’s office, the ones who explained American schools to our parents and explained our parents
Bilingual Parenting Diaries 005: She Isn't Waiting for Me to Be Ready (opens the original)
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Dear Substack Diary,Our daughter turned two last month, and on the day of her birthday, we almost didn’t make it inside for the cake.After a full day of celebrating her, running around, soaking in every second of her special day, we got locked out of the house. All of us standing on the porch, a little sweaty, a little frazzled, laughing in that tired way you laugh when the day has already given you everything it had. When we finally got inside, we kept it simple. Two mini cupcakes. One candle e
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