![]() in hopes of finding a better life for themselves and their family. Most of our parents left their families in Mexico and migrated to the U.S. I can sincerely say that most of us feel the need to prove to our parents that their sacrifice of coming to the U.S. We had many responsibilities and things to prove. Clean up day!Īs a first generation Mexican-American we had a heavy load on our shoulders. Waking up on Saturday and Sunday mornings to the radio on full blast playing “ Vicente Fernandez” or “ Las Jilguerillas” only meant one thing…. We grew up dragging the drunken Tio out of the “ bautizo” party because they just had to get drunk at the kids baptism. Every so often we would go to a family party or just a random party because my dad’s cousin invited us to their “ compadre’s” party. Our weekends were filled with going to the store to buy the “ mandado”, visiting our Tia’s house and going to church every Sunday. From the food we ate to kissing our grandparents’ hand when we said " Buenos Días". Growing up in a Mexican household, we learned to embrace our culture. ![]() Based on these and many other factors, I have developed a theory over the years that I would like to call “The Sandwich Theory”. I am sure there are many people that can relate with this. The people in Mexico thought we were too good since we knew how to speak “ Inglés”. When we visited Mexico, we were never “Mexican enough” since we were living and growing up in “ El Norte”. we were never truly “American enough” due to our skin color, culture and because we spoke “Spanish”. Being first generation Mexican-American was different. ![]()
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