Comments on: A Spanglish Baby All Grown Up

By: Vanessa, DeSuMama

Vanessa, DeSuMama — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:08:38 +0000

How I envy your predicament, Michelle! Thank you for the comment and support.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:53:36 +0000

Vanessa, I just stumbled upon this post and loved it! You explain so well the beauty and challenges of cross-cultural identity. I’m perhaps in the reserve situation. I am a gringa, cien por ciento Americana, but I live in Guatemala with my Guatemalan husband and speak Spanish. My identity seems caught between the culture where I am from, and the one where I now live. And as we anticipate one day having kids I wonder how we’ll blend these too.

By: Thinking And Writing... - De Su Mama

Thinking And Writing... - De Su Mama — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:04:12 +0000

[...] My very first article as a freelance writer:A Spanglish Baby All Grown Up [...]

By: A Spanglish Baby All Grown Up: My Chronicles Of Language Immersion - De Su Mama

A Spanglish Baby All Grown Up: My Chronicles Of Language Immersion - De Su Mama — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:52:10 +0000

[...] is my first post as a regular contributor at SpanglishBaby, and one that speaks to my identity as a Cuban and [...]

By: How Where You Were Born & Raised Defines Your Latino Identity | SpanglishBaby™

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:02:16 +0000

[...] As a Cuban growing up in the beach suburbs of Los Angeles, many years before communities such as ours at SpanglishBaby existed, there was truly only one reality for the Latino experience: Mexican. Where I was from, if you were brown and spoke Spanish, you were Mexican. Not even Latino. Not Hispanic. Certainly not Cuban. And while there are so many beautiful aspects of the Mexican culture that I admire and enjoy, they were not mine to identify with. Perhaps it was my small town of middle-income beach dwellers that lacked the cultural (and geographical) astuteness to realize the myriad of experiences Latinos encompass. Perhaps communities closer to the city center were more diverse, more sensitive, to all that the Latino experience can be. My coastal American Latino experience was not one of solidarity or camaraderie. I didn’t have a community of Latinos with similar Spanish accents, cultural traditions and loud-mouthed family members. Ultimately, as a West Coast American Latina, I didn’t really feel Latina at all. [...]

By: Will My Bicultural Daughter Be Latina Enough? | SpanglishBaby™

Will My Bicultural Daughter Be Latina Enough? | SpanglishBaby™ — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:43:37 +0000

[...] a Spanglish baby myself, exposing my 2 year old daughter to the measure of Spanish necessary to develop a respectable level [...]

By: Vanessa, DeSuMama

Vanessa, DeSuMama — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:45:30 +0000

SpanglishBaby is a wonderful resource! I am happy my writing resonated with you, Jessica. Thank you for the comment!

By: Vanessa, DeSuMama

Vanessa, DeSuMama — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:40:10 +0000

Thanks for your support, Erica!!!!

By: Vanessa, DeSuMama

Vanessa, DeSuMama — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:39:20 +0000

So very excited to be here, Ana!

By: Vanessa, DeSuMama

Vanessa, DeSuMama — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:35:52 +0000

Gracias Carrie. I’m happy that experiences like mine are accepted and desired. I’m also honored SpanglishBaby chose me to represent it!