Ep 17, Part 2: How to Stop Feeling Guilty for Not Being "Latinx" Enough

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This episode is for all of the Ambi-cultural Americans trying to navigate their American and Latinx selves. Denise Soler Cox is a documentarian and co-founder of Project Enye. She travels all over the country collecting stories of first-generation Americans. In the second part of this conversation, we talk about being challenged for not being "American" enough or not being "Latinx" enough. We address being different at work, being called out for not speaking Spanish and how we transmit culture and deal with guilt around all these things. Learn the key differences between American and Latinx culture that are a source of internal conflict for first-generation Americans. Denise also shares why she wrote a guidebook to help the adult children of immigrants "Own Their Enye." Born in June Creative was proud to have been a part of the creation of this book! Finally, Betsy talks about the mental health toll that these things can take on us and why she shared her story in a recent piece. Show Notes: -Get the book here! https://enyeworkbooks.com/sp1 -Watch the trailer for the Documentary here: https://enyeworkbooks.com/sp1 -Latinos At Work: http://www.talentinnovation.org/publication.cfm?publication=1540 -Betsy's piece on mental health: https://folks.pillpack.com/what-depression-means-when-youre-an-immigrants-kid/