I learned about immigration into a foreign culture, and how that can result in children who don't speak the same language as their parents, or hold the same worldview. Basic ideas about human nature and child development-- say, the idea that every child has an "adolescent rebellion"-- are different from culture to culture.
I learned the idea of a "first-generation" person, a "second-generation" person, a "third-generation" person; and I learned that the difference between their experiences are very real. In the multigenerational process of adapting to a new culture, children often find themselves in the odd role of being teachers, of having greater mastery over the nuances of the new culture than their elders.
The same core values may find different expression in the new and old cultures, causing bewildering conflicts between generations whose very sameness can cause the appearance of difference.
From the Latinos I learned that it is possible to have a multi-racial culture-- that people of different colors can see themselves as one people, one ethnic group. Having different heritages does not necessarily stop you from still being one cultural group, in a very real way.