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Personal Narrative: My Hispanic Heritage

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Culturally, family is the base of my Hispanic heritage. As a child my mother taught me that family is the most important aspect of life. I remember my abuelita and uncle visiting every Thanksgiving and telling stories about their youth, from my uncle getting lost in Yosemite National Park to my abuelita regularly being dragged by the ear to Mother Superior’s office. When she came to visit, my abuelita would always share the family albums that she had stuffed in her suitcase. With every picture there was both a story and a lesson. The stories would change; the lesson remained the same: family is the trait that binds people together. Family is love, family is laughter, family is forever. My Hispanic heritage has united one side of my family;

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