Growing Up in a Multicultural Family

Mom and Dad, there are billions of families in the world. Each family is in a different way. I am not even close to satisfying a small part of these families, but I can honestly say I do not exchange my family with others. Both of them celebrated my childhood full of love, knowledge and culture. I think you two long knew that Matteo and I grew much faster. We are still young people, but there is no doubt that we will "succeed" in a personal way.

Growing up with multicultural families has shaped recognition for my world, as any kind of environment is for people, especially for children. Since I was a child I believed that people of all skin colors all over the world can live together even if they believe whatever they believe. Sounds awkward, but please wait for a while. I am far away from my big family (grandparents, cousins, aunts ...) but my daily environment has strengthened my view of the world. I grew up in the city I think that it is a comprehensive place as it has many people from different races. I know this is a bit more complicated than that, but when you are young, you really will not go any further. Most of you stick to what you see. In this sense, diversity was not a new element in my life, it always exists. To some extent, I do not remember those who thought that there might be problems with the concept of diversity.

Just like many children with multicultural background, I am half Mexican, but during growth I have not read much about the background books. This definitely surprised me. My family went to Mexico in the summer, and there are always so many stories when we are, but this is neither the world that I represent nor the book I read. When I started working on publication, I wanted to express the voice of the limit. Prior to joining the first story, I worked at a Latin publisher named ArtePúblicoPress. I spent about 5 years on marketing, but my real wish was editing, so I avoided academic publishing. At that time, I moved to the UK and actively looked for a variety of items of particular interest to those left behind. I began volunteering with young people in these areas to participate in literacy projects.