I think this tends to happen when people move away from their homeland and raise their kids elsewhere. Especially if your parents are committed to Americanizing. I’m not sure how else to understand them not teaching me so much basic stuff about the biggest holidays of my culture. Like New Years related things, for example. It makes me sad that I celebrated half of only some holidays.
Honestly maybe it’s because they were poor. I will ask them about this. Poverty probably changed what traditions they practiced.


I know a little of the language. I would feel so nice and warm and comfortable in my own skin if I knew it fluently.