Raising niños in a mixed and matched world.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month The month of May is observed in the U.S. as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in order to commemorate the contributions of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in the United States and celebrate the rich cultural heritage they have imparted to all Americans. The original heritage week was created [...]
Parenting Bilingual Niños Being the parent of a bilingual child isn’t always easy…especially when you’re not fluent. I’ve been teaching my daughter Spanish since birth…a few words here and there, never speaking in full conversations because I have absolutely no idea what a fluent Spanish speaking mother would say to her child. I wish I was [...]
My Husband & Latino Celebrities As long as I’ve been with my husband, I’ve heard comments about how he “looks so much like” some Latino celebrity. When he starts cracking jokes, the comparisons are narrowed a bit. Then he only “looks like” every Latino comedian they’ve watched. Yes, he’s even been compared to Gabriel Iglesias [...]
Celebrating the Little Things Not long ago we celebrated a big milestone in our home. Our daughter learned to roll her R’s. In bilingual homes this is often a big deal, because rolling r’s doesn’t come naturally to everyone and as any Spanish learner knows, it can take quite some time before double r’s roll [...]
I finally watched “From Prada to Nada” this week. And by finally, I mean that it’s been starring me in the face on Netflix and I’ve been avoiding it. Why? Well, Prada’s not my thing…I’m clueless about fashion, I’m deterred by stories about the rich life and I wondered…is this going to be another [...]
Image Credit: Flickr / I Believe I Can Fry I’ve had quite a few individuals approach me and tell me that they were pleasantly surprised to realize that they were bicultural. I’m always a bit saddened, but mostly glad, to hear this announcement. On one end, I’m pleased that readers are looking at my [...]
© BiculturalMom.com I struggled a lot in writing this post. Not because it was difficult really, but because this is my husband’s story and it’s one that I don’t take lightly. I really wanted to do justice to the challenges that he’s faced, and ones that we are now facing as a family. I know [...]
I read a post on Powerful Latinas today and another on News Taco that got me thinking. How do others value Hispanic heritage during this month long celebration? Do they see it as a learning opportunity? Do they educate their children? Do they talk about politics, history, culture, language? In our home, one of the [...]
My husband is a beautiful speaker, although he might not realize it. He has a way of seeing things in a light that others might miss and often his voice is his best asset, simply because it can reach a person when nothing else can. He’s used his voice to speak up about mentorship [...]
A poetic introduction… I am from distant travels, hometown exploration and backyard adventures. I am from sweet, homemade treats and flowery bouquets, from captured images and constant motion. I am from the mobile suburbs…impoverished, uneducated, but bright with sunny hope and 1st chances. I am from the Lily, the strong, spiritual mother, the flower [...]
My mom in her Kimono and Dad in his Dashiki after their non-traditional wedding. Can white people call themselves ‘mixed’? Can they see themselves as something other than white, if they appear visually white? Sometimes, I don’t know. All my childhood, I struggled with that label…the label of being white, but not feeling white, [...]
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