There is a conversation happening in Mexican American communities right now. A conversation that might not make it into news headlines, but lives at family cookouts.

It’s a conversation about identity, pride, and a growing sense that something meaningful has been lost.

Some call it cultural drift. Others call it evolution. But in the eyes of many Mexican Americans, the rise of the “Edgar Generation” feels less like progress, and more like decline and disconnect.

Is there still time to correct course?