From my experiences in school my childhood is an example of how code-switching was uncomfortable as I am the oldest first-generation American born child in my family. I grew up in a home where Central American customs, food, and culture exalted over any other lifestyle. From the first day I started pre-school, code-switching was important to my social interactions, but it also caused me to lose a part of myself to society. The everyday battlefield for my identity transpired in school. I associated my Central American language and culture with comfort and a unique love that I could not find anywhere else, but I felt pressured to be similar with Mexican-American pride because it meant a connections with the majority of the students in my school. I was battling with abandoning my warm Central American lifestyle and language for a conventional Mexican-American
From my experiences in school my childhood is an example of how code-switching was uncomfortable as I am the oldest first-generation American born child in my family. I grew up in a home where Central American customs, food, and culture exalted over any other lifestyle. From the first day I started pre-school, code-switching was important to my social interactions, but it also caused me to lose a part of myself to society. The everyday battlefield for my identity transpired in school. I associated my Central American language and culture with comfort and a unique love that I could not find anywhere else, but I felt pressured to be similar with Mexican-American pride because it meant a connections with the majority of the students in my school. I was battling with abandoning my warm Central American lifestyle and language for a conventional Mexican-American