Brianna Rodriguez.
Growing up as a Latina, I didn’t learn the language of Spanish. Instead I knew the language of Sign Language. My Puerto Rican grandmother was deaf and that was the language spoken in the house. When I would visit my fathers side of the family, I always got ridiculed on why a 100% Latina did not speak Spanish – weird right. My whole life I felt less than; not ‘Puerto Rican enough’ and absolutely not Latina enough. As I grew older, I went through many experiences that led me to understand and believe that ‘Lack of Language Doesn’t Define Me’. I am who I am because of my roots, my veins and my blood. I am and will always be Puerto Rican, Latina, Hispanic – all of it, with or without the Language.
