Miami is an international and an immigrant city.  People come from all over the world and especially Latin America to settle here.  The vibrant mix of cultures can sometimes be difficult for families to deal with.  For the teenagers of immigrants who are growing up experiencing a different culture than their parents it can become more and more difficult for them to communicate effectively with their families.  Parents are more likely to adhere firmly to their original culture whereas teenagers tend to very quickly soak up the culture that they experience around them.  This can lead to gaps between teenagers and parents on their levels of Americanism as well as on their levels of the parents’ culture of origin.  In more serious cases parents and teenagers may have a significant language barrier between them, fertile ground for misunderstandings and conflicts to spring up.