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Originally Posted by CCWorksforme
Generally speaking, I'll never understand this, is like they were ashamed of their roots.
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I'm first generation Chinese and don't know a lick of Chinese. I can understand Cebuano since my parents were born/raised in Cebu in the Philippines.
It's not really being ashamed of your roots, it's essentially assimilating with the culture here and what you actually use. The fact of the matter is I have no reason to know Chinese or to speak Cebuano since the predominant language in the US is English, and that's what I studied in school. Plus I know enough Spanish to get by in most situations, especially here in Florida.