Cultural Memoir
Ana Serrano
Multilingual Household
I grew up speaking English and Spanish in my home
- My dad is from Chile
- My mom is from Upstate New York
- My nanny was from Peru, and did not speak any English
- I would read/have books read to me in English & Spanish
- I would also watch Disney movies in Spanish
My dialect, accent, & vocabulary
English
- My mom grew up in the north, but has lived in the south for the past 30 some years
- My dad has picked up his English from many different people and loves to mimic different accents
Spanish
- My mom's Spanish is not good
- My dad and my nanny had two different dialects which I picked up on both
- I also learned "school Spanish" which is different from my dad and my nanny
- My brother and sister speak Spanish very differently
Events, People, Groups of pride
Chile's Independence Day
There is a Chilean community in Raleigh, each year there is a party the day of or the closest weekend to their independence day.
Epiphany
At Christmas time we don't take down any decorations or our tree down until after the Epiphany. When we were younger we would save 1-2 gifts to open this day.
Church Community
My siblings and I were very involved in our church community. We all participated in CCD & Youth Group.