008. It's Not a Midlife Crisis

008. It's Not a Midlife Crisis

Author: Spanish Sin Pena September 12, 2022 Duration: 28:03

Every family has a story of why a language or customs may have stopped being passed down to the next generation. And there are those who feel compelled to reignite that connection. In the story of our guest today, Carmen Blanco a social justice advocate, we’ll hear about a Nicaraguan father’s wishes for his daughter to thrive in a new land with the language that would help her the best. And how now she is at a point in her life to finally learn the language left behind and make it stick.


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