Brenda Song just admitted that she is proud of her legacy and she makes sure her children admire it too.
The 37-year-old actress, who is of Thai and hmong dismantling, remembered her “tight” community where language and culture were of great value.
Talking to PEOPLE magazine, The last showgirl Star said, “My parents who grew up would only talk to me and my brother in Hmong at home.”
“I am so incredibly grateful that my parents made such a point that we did not lose our language or culture. We are a very densely composed family. With my parents who are refugees, I think it will make you stay even closer,” she expressed.
The celebrity, which shares two sons, Dakota and Carson, with partner, Macaulay Culkin, now transfers the same values to his children.
“Every single night my kids say ‘good night’ and ‘I love you’ in English and also Hmong,” she revealed and added, “It’s about helping them understand that this is part of who they are. My parents, cousin and grandmother are here all the time, so it’s nice for my kids to experience both sides of their inheritance. I don’t want them to lose it because it’s really easy.”
Explains how her traditions are deeply rooted in her life, Suite Life of Zack & Cody Talent said, “I always like to joke it when I started dating my partner.
“I’m like,” oh honey, you’re not just dating with me. You are with all my family. “My mother literally has a room in our house.
