Dulce Alvarez Finegold

I was born in Mexico City and moved to the US when I was 10 years old. I grew up in San Diego, went to UCLA and worked in Finance for most of my career. I have a 4 and 6 year old (attends BA). We moved to San Carlos in 2013 and aside from living in Mexico City for 2 years, have been here ever since.

I have a lot of pride in being a Latina. There are great elements of our culture like the strong focus on family, celebrations, generosity, great food, that I'm so grateful to have imparted on me from a young age. But I have often felt that I exist between the two cultures. That I don't fully fit in here but also when we moved back to Mexico, that I also didn't fit there either. Now, I make an effort to take the best of both cultures and have our family build our own culture by picking what resonates with us.

Latino History Month is not something that I have given much thought to. I've always thought more about my Mexican culture around the holidays that I traditionally celebrate like Dia de Los Muertos, Fiestas Patrias, Navidad. But now as a mom, I think it's a great opportunity for my kids to connect with their culture.