A historical look at the circumstances which led Miami to paradoxically be the birthplace of two-way immersion bilingual schools and of the English-Only movement.
After posting this I realized that the Cuban diaspora affected me in a huge way which I forgot to mention: I grew up surrounded by Spanish in my community (and I probably wouldn't have otherwise). A huge reason why I can communicate with my friends and family in Spanish is because of the bilingual community around me. Thought I'd add that here :)
How Sociopolitics Affects Your Language
After posting this I realized that the Cuban diaspora affected me in a huge way which I forgot to mention: I grew up surrounded by Spanish in my community (and I probably wouldn't have otherwise). A huge reason why I can communicate with my friends and family in Spanish is because of the bilingual community around me. Thought I'd add that here :)