Immigrant Heritage Month

Celebrating cultural diversity

Immigrant Heritage Month provides people across the United States an opportunity to explore their own heritage and to #CelebrateImmigrants and the diversity that forms the unique American experience. At LACOE, this month is a great opportunity to celebrate and share our staff's immigrant stories.

Silvina Rubinstein

What is your country of origin?

I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and arrived in the United States on December 25, 1976 with two daughters, a 3-year-old and a 22-day-old baby. Nací en Buenos Aires, Argentina y llegué a los Estados Unidos el 25 de diciembre de 1976 con una hijita de 3 años y una bebita de 22 días.

What values do you cherish the most as an immigrant?

I value the opportunity to navigate between many cultures and two languages, and recognize the resiliency that I built as an immigrant. I am always open to listen to other immigrant stories because our stories are all unique and inspirational and when we share them, we are no longer (invisible) ghosts. Valoro la oportunidad que el proceso de inmigración me ha brindado al tener que moverme entre muchas culturas y dos idiomas, y también reconozco el alto grado de resilencia que logré desarrollar como inmigrante. Las historias de otos/as inmigrantes me inspiran porque cada una de nuestras historias y vivencias son únicas y cuando las compartimos dejamos de ser fantasmas.

What cultural traditions are you proud of sharing with your community

I love our language, our literature, our music - and of course our food. However, I also feel responsible for sharing our history, and the very sad period of time that Argentina was experiencing at the time when I left; a period known as the 'dirty war' when between 10,000 and 30,000 people disappeared. Adoro mi lengua, nuestra literatura, nuestra música, y por supuesto nuestra comida. Sin embargo, también como inmigrante me siento responsable de compartir nuestra historia, y particularmente un período muy triste de la historia Argentina conocido como 'la guerra sucia', en el que hubo entre 10,000 y 30,000 desaparecidos/as.

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