Sophia is a third-generation Italian.She heard stories about how her grandparents experienced discrimination when they arrived in the Canada.Her grandparents also maintained their culture and traditions by continuing to speak Italian in addition to leaning English.Sophia knows very little about Italian culture and does not speak Italian.What accounts for this lack of cultural knowledge?

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It is likely that Sophia's grandparents and parents assimilated into Canadian culture and did not prioritize passing on Italian traditions and language to their children. Without deliberate efforts to maintain cultural knowledge, it is common for subsequent generations to lose touch with their ancestry.

Sophia Is a Third-Generation Italian