The conversations I’ve had for this project so far all recognize that tension. Even though you’ve had amazing times, sometimes you get the cold shoulder and that sticks with you.Ĭarly: Yeah, finding a dialogue between the culture in which you are in and the culture you or your family are from takes a lot of work. And it’s good sometimes, it propels us, but sometimes it’s really hard. I think ultimately, like all cultures and America in general, everybody is seeking some form of acceptance or a theoretical seat at the table with everybody else. It’s the entrance to a larger cultural link. I wish I could quit beating around the bush and just do it. Life’s been good, I’ve been happy and lucky, but at the same time, there is something missing a tiny bit. It’s a weird desire and a small chip on the shoulder. About four months ago, I downloaded all this stuff and even did the sleep program, where I’d listen to Spanish recordings at night. There was a short period of my life where I did that, I went to Costa Rica for a while to do a reforestation project in 2008 and it went pretty well.Ĭarly: Yeah, I’m in the process of trying to pick it up again. I’m still trying to center myself in some part of the world where I can learn Spanish. As sad and disheartening as that is, that was the time and it was also the community and culture. When they raised my mom and my uncle, they specifically chose not to speak Spanish, so they wouldn’t have an accent and be subjected to any sort of ridicule. Marcus: I was raised by my grandparents, who veered away from speaking Spanish in the household with me. One of my earliest memories is getting in a fight with a friend of mine who said I wasn’t Mexican. But my father’s side is African-American and Native American. My mother’s side of the family is mexicano. Marcus: I was lucky enough to grow up in a place predominantly mexicano or Mexican-American in Eastern Oregon.
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