School uniforms and multicultural kids l Just Us

In this episode we talk about the daunting task of raising multicultural children, how hard it feels to try to keep your cultural background alive for your kids when you’re living in a different country, and how much to push them towards it (or not). We also share our own experiences being raised as multicultural kids ourselves. 

Additionally, we talk about the culture shock of school uniforms and movies dubbed in Spanish, as well as our current faves: a song from the cartoon pop star Powerline and summer camp.

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ABOUT THE HOSTS:

Luciana and Claudia Valdiviezo know what it’s like to move to the U.S. – twice. They were born in Peru and lived there for only a few years until their parents moved the family to the U.S. The sisters kept in touch with their roots, speaking Spanish at home and every Christmas when they visited Peru for the holidays. Then, when they were 12 and 11 respectively, the family moved back to Peru. Growing up both Peruvian and American during those formative years gave Luciana and Claudia a deep understanding of what it means to belong, and not belong, at the same time.

The sisters eventually moved back to the U.S. Luciana is a marketing professional living in Washington D.C. with her husband and two young children. Claudia is a writer living in New York City.