Re: How important is your mother tongue for you & future generations?
^ This.
Our views are very similar. The only reason I’m fluent in my mother tongue & am familiar w/ culture is b/c I was born/raised there until I was a pre-teen. Even after coming to the U.S., just out of habit…‘til this day I speak to my parents in my native tongue. But my parents, and extended family back home all speak English. Out of grandparents I only have my dada left and due to his age/health…I doubt he’ll be alive by the time my kids are old enough to even say basic words! My husband was born/raised in a very gora town in the U.S. He’s basically a white guy inside a desi guys’ body lol. I don’t see myself having any sort of “advantage” just b/c I know more about desi culture than he does. So yea…I’m sure my kids will pick up my mother tongue b/c they’ll hear me speak it. But getting them to speak it fluently really isn’t that high on my list of priorities.