TopicGyopo
ek bindu paanch peedhi · /ek ˈbɪndu paːntʃ ˈpiːɽʰiː/
1.5 पीढ़ी
ek bindu paanch peedhi/ek ˈbɪndu paːntʃ ˈpiːɽʰiː/noun
people who immigrated as children, between the first and second generation
A sociological label, not a math expression; often the child who translates at school and clinics.
Examples
She is part of the 1.5 generation and still switches languages in the school hallway.
As a 1.5 generation kid he translated the doctor's forms for his parents every visit.
The 1.5 generation often feels foreign both in Korea and in the country they grew up in.
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