Posted on Sep 22, 2023
What does it mean to be a first-generation child?
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Being the first to do something can be daunting. Instead of following a map, you’re the one charting it.
Maybe you’re the first in your family to go to college, or you chose not to go to school, unlike the rest of your family. Maybe you started a small business or dropped everything and moved to New York. In some way, you chose to break from family tradition and history. This is often the case for first-generation children of people who immigrate to America.
Alejandra Campoverdi explores this in her memoir “First Gen,” and many things that may be familiar for first-generation kids: the invisible inheritances passed onto us from our family, being a “parentified child,” imposter syndrome, balancing two cultural identities, and guilt for breaking away from our families in some way.
She explores the emotional toll of these collective experiences in her memoir “First Gen.” It’s out Sept. 12.
We talk to Alejandra about what it means to be a “First and Only” in your family or any other space.
Maybe you’re the first in your family to go to college, or you chose not to go to school, unlike the rest of your family. Maybe you started a small business or dropped everything and moved to New York. In some way, you chose to break from family tradition and history. This is often the case for first-generation children of people who immigrate to America.
Alejandra Campoverdi explores this in her memoir “First Gen,” and many things that may be familiar for first-generation kids: the invisible inheritances passed onto us from our family, being a “parentified child,” imposter syndrome, balancing two cultural identities, and guilt for breaking away from our families in some way.
She explores the emotional toll of these collective experiences in her memoir “First Gen.” It’s out Sept. 12.
We talk to Alejandra about what it means to be a “First and Only” in your family or any other space.
What does it mean to be a first-generation child?
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Good afternoon PO1 William "Chip" Nagel. Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this shipmate.
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I was the first in my family to go into US military service. There was both good and bad response from my decision. While some take it lightly, breaking family legacy means a lot.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Alejandra Campoverdi explores this in her memoir “First Gen,” and many things that may be familiar for first-generation kids: the invisible inheritances passed onto us from our family, being a “parentified child,” imposter syndrome, balancing two cultural identities, and guilt for breaking away from our families in some way.
She explores the emotional toll of these collective experiences in her memoir “First Gen.” It’s out Sept. 12."...
..."Alejandra Campoverdi explores this in her memoir “First Gen,” and many things that may be familiar for first-generation kids: the invisible inheritances passed onto us from our family, being a “parentified child,” imposter syndrome, balancing two cultural identities, and guilt for breaking away from our families in some way.
She explores the emotional toll of these collective experiences in her memoir “First Gen.” It’s out Sept. 12."...
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