Development of My Voice and Identity

This article discusses how parents' language affects their children in education and their entire life. It also talks about the responsiveness and discrimination associated with broken English in comparison with standard English. The author shares their personal experience of being judged based on their father's poor English despite his intelligence. The article also draws parallels with Amy Tan's 'Mother Tongue' and how one's background can affect their language and education. The author concludes that our background experiences determine our future life in terms of education and our success.