Engl 001b - Essay #3 (Cause Or Effect)

LAST NAME 1 FIRST NAME LAST NAME Professor Leen Kawas GSST001S Mar 12, 2025The Ghost of White Colonization: How White Supremacy Continues to Effect Latino Communities My parents are from different parts of Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. to have a better life for their children. As a child born in the United States, I had never thought much about the aspects of my family's Mexican culture. Spanish was my second language, and I learned the language bit by bit through my parents so I could at least understand my other family members who did not speak English. Since Spanish was my only secondary language, I did not need to use it often. That was unless it was required, such as when talking to someone who only knew Spanish or during my Spanish class in high school. Now that I am older, my English writing and speaking skills are excellent; however, my fluency and writing skills in Spanish are embarrassingly elementary. Whenever I hear my other family members converse perfectly in Spanish, I am just off sitting to the side, wishing I could join in, but I cannot because I know I would be teased and corrected on my