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Recently, while scrolling on twitter I came across an interesting term from Buzzfeed ‘Pocha Concha’.

I love my Hispanic heritage because Spanish is a beautiful language and there are so many mysteries about Mexican history that fascinate me. Now, I can speak Spanish (or rather Tex-Mex), but I’m not fluent yet. My mother doesn’t know Spanish since my grandmother didn’t want to teach it to her, and as a result, I didn’t grow up speaking much Spanish either. During the Civil Rights movement, my grandmother faced a lot of racism because she’s Hispanic and speaks Spanish. My family on my mother’s side is from Mexico. With Hispanic Heritage month coming to a close, I wanted to reflect on something new I’ve come to embrace about my Mexican-American heritage.