Cultural Identity And Identity

Everyone is different and unique in their own way and each person has a different cultural identity. I am no exception and have my own cultural identity and communication style.

My Ancestors I was born in grew up in Sacramento California. I am half Japanese, quarter Mexican, quarter White. I was raised in a multi-cultural household. My mother is full Japanese and she came to America as an exchange student and met my father and they got married. My father is born in the United States and he is half Mexican and half white. Both sides of my grandparents live far away so I am not able to see them as often. My mother’s side of grandparents lives in Japan so we would go visit them almost every year. For me, Japan is like a second home. Although I am only able to be in japan for 2 months at the most, I feel that I value many aspects of their culture. On the other hand, my father’s side of grandparents lives in Washington. Even though they live closer than Japan, I see them less. We are not that close to them. But whenever I see them it feels like they communicate with us without the Mexican culture. They tend to hide the culture so that it would not interfere with the cultural belief that I have now. This is why I feel that I have a larger connection with the Japanese culture.

My Central Beliefs or Values One of my center beliefs that shaped my cultural identity is to treat someone like you want to be treated. This was something that both of my parents stressed on when raising