Forgetting Your Parents' Native Language | Allyson Poyker | TEDxCUNY

Core Idea - The TED Talk addresses the assimilation experience of children of immigrants into American culture and the subsequent loss of proficiency in their parents' native language [1] - The talk aims to raise awareness of the psychology behind this experience and highlight the impact of assimilation on children of immigrants [1] Speaker & Background - Allyson Poyker is a Finance Major freshman at Baruch College and the Print Editor of the Baruch Undergraduate Law Journal [1] - She is passionate about bringing awareness to overlooked topics and uses writing to express her opinions and beliefs [1] - She aspires to work as an attorney in the corporate legal field, channeling her interests in finance and law [1] Related Work - As Print Editor, she wrote an overview of the history of Rent Stabilization in New York City, its impacts, and challenges [1]