PLENTY OF DISCUSSIONS
My children and I discuss our heritage often. It isn’t something we hide, but on the other hand, you don’t need to drill kids with their cultural identity. Instead, just teach them in a natural way to be proud of who they are. My boys often ask where their Nana is, as she travels back and forth to Puerto Rico. We locate where she is on a map, I bring out pictures of our family, and the island. My children are able to see photos of the culture and the land. We’ve also visited Puerto Rico as a family, and we’ve traveled to different towns and identified how people live off the land and work hard, just like us. Everything comes out in conversation and stories, only when they express curiosity.
