But many of us came from parents who did not speak English well.
Even though, your parents came here to be American, they were grateful to be here and were going to do their best to make sure you and your siblings took advantage of the opportunities.
My grandfather came from Italy at 15, taught himself english, he married my grandmother who was born here but was also Italian. They could speak to eachother but, Italian was not spoken to the kids. English only.