Growing up the child of Immigrant Parents

I am the daughter of Slavic immigrant parents. My cultural heritage defines me as an artist and as a Human Being.
Both my parents ( Slovak and Ukrainian) had strong work ethics and were very disciplined in all they undertook. At the same time, they knew how to laugh , share off colour jokes with zest ! and socialize with friends and family. There is a time , growing up when one compares the life one was BORN INTO, with the life that one FORGES for oneself. At a certain point, there is a crossroads that defines you in the end. We must choose how we are going to handle living between 2 cultures, languages and sensibilities...