The poem explores: Assimilation of two languages, countries, and heritages, and a tribute to fathers

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In this video, we explore Richard Blanco’s poem “My Father in English,” a beautiful tribute to his late father, who immigrated to the United States from Cuba. The poem explores the assimilation of two languages, countries, and heritages, and the tribute is paid to his father’s favorite English word, “indeed.” The poem is part of Blanco’s book “How to Love a Country”

This poem is special to me, because I lost my father years ago and I think of him often. After reading this poem, I realized many immigrants went through this with their father, as I did. My father had a French-English dictionary after his prayers and practiced it on us the next day. Also like Richard, I thank him for helping me grow up in America. My children were born here, and it’s all because of my Father in English.
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