Personal Narrative: What's My Cultural Identity

Cultural identity, the identity or feeling of belonging to a group, but what does that mean for people? For many of people their cultural identity it describes who they are, their heritage, and who they are as a person. For Pat Mora she has been torn between her cultural identity; she is not accepted by their of her cultures. Frida Kahlo is torn between her home, Mexico, and her current residence, the U.S.A.. While Frida Kahlo and Pat Mora identify as Mexican for their cultural identity, Mora describes wanting to be accepting by both of her cultures, while Frida wants to go home to her true culture.

My culture is very average like a lot of other people who live in Louisiana. Food is a part of my culture because, in Louisiana is some of the best food in the world. My age has a lot to do with my culture too because my generation uses a lot of technology. Music has impacted my life because I am in band. My cultural identity can be identified by my age, the food I eat, and the music I listen to.

Cultural identity is an element in a person’s life when one understands their own culture, leading to an understanding and appreciation of other cultures as well. It promotes a vital part of communication between people who come from different cultures. This paper will examine my Mexican American cultural background and how it affects my way of communicating with others.

I remember sitting in the car when I asked my mom to change the “estación de radio” from 96.1 to Kiss FM and in that moment she snapped. She frustratingly asked in Spanish, “¿por qué no te gusta oír música en español? ¿Por qué no eres como tus hermanas?” That’s when it finally stood out to me that I am not like the rest of my family. I don’t enjoy listening to music in Spanish nor do I enjoy some traditions my family has. I’m white washed they say and perhaps I am, but my parents don’t recognize that I grew up in a completely different environment than they did. For that reason, I feel a sense of loneliness and alienation for not matching the cultural identity of my parents.

I share the stereotypes of loving to cook, as well as having giant family get-togethers, as well as some others, but I did share the volume that I notice most of my family had when discussing. I have been told that I am very soft spoken, quiet and shy, which makes me stand out sometimes when I am at these family parties. I am usually just the person who is listening instead of trying to talk over everyone, which is why everyone ends up with such a loud volume on a normal basis. I have also been told that I could not possible be a part of the family, because I do not have some of the same stereotypes that are stuck with my family. This makes Markus statement true about identity, that “a person’s identity depends on her own view of herself, but it also depends on others’ views of her” (Markus 180). I try to see myself as an Italian American, but since some people notice that I do not fit with the assumed stereotypes that come with Italian Americans, they tend to think that I connect more with my mother’s side more than my father’s side, who are the Italian Americans. I came to the realization that I am missing some of the stereotypes that are connected with the Italian ethnicity, but I do the ones that make me who I am. The ones I enjoy and am grateful to have, such as my love for family connections, a love for cooking and different types of cuisine, and my ability to be late to almost everything no matter how hard I try to make it on time, which is also a trait that is often associated with the Mormon church as well, which is why I realize that both my ethnicity and religion has formed my

Culture is an umbrella term that covers almost every aspects of life. It includes different concepts when viewed from various perspectives. It can be described in individual level as well as communal level, though they are mutually dependent. An individual defines culture at the level of the community he or she follows the patterns of the society in which he or she lives. The culture of a community is defined by the living patterns of the members of the society. Culture has an important place in one’s identity. Identity is a process of becoming, constructing from the matrix of similarities and difference. Culture is a source of reviving the cultural identity. The culture enables us to locate our identity in a cultural space.

I am an African American female but that isn’t all there is to know me for. I am an African American girl who is very interactive with my religion and also my culture. Cultural identity can be hard to explain because some people don’t know what’s really in their culture and they fail to see , and understand it. I know what my cultural identity is because of my ethiopian flag, the baked macaroni, and the movie the lion king.

Being Mexican people assume that I’m from Mexico, but little do they know that Mexican people can give birth in different places, I happened to be born in the state of Hawaii. In the Latino/Mexican culture you have different ways of doing things. For instance, celebrating a holiday or a birthday we say “Go Big Or Go Home”, we also celebrate Christmas on the 24th and we have a wonderful celebration for the becoming-of-age of a girl called a Quinceanera.

Exploring your ethnic roots will enhance your understanding of how your background has shaped you. I am a 24-year-old heterosexual Hispanic woman that was raised in Fresno, California in a Catholic family. As an able-bodied citizen, I considered my social class to be middle class because I always had the necessary resources growing up. Being raised within the Mexican culture has helped me identify with myself. I seek information from my parents to determine their experiences in the United States and how that has affected me today.

I can’t believe how my Cultural Diversity class has enlightened me. I now have a more detailed explanation of how immigrants arrived, where they arrived and why. I never gave a second thought to all of it before much less where our society is heading. It seems like there is a contest to see who can conform to a more unified culture first or moreover who can destroy it first. Would be nice if we could put all our differences aside and move on to a more peaceful and productive humanity.

Until recently, I did not know what I wanted from a school. I knew that it was not to sit in a dull classroom and regurgitate irrelevant information to receive an arbitrary number which somehow evaluated my competence as a person. I found no meaing in that. There had to be more. Now I know what I care about, but I could only realise what mattered to me when I lost it.

What is cultural identity? Cultural identity is belonging to a group like how Patricia Williams from Ethnic Hash and Jing-mei from Two Kinds have cultural identity . Well,my cultural identity involves religion,skills,and food.

The lights wrapped among the tree, and the stockings hung above the fireplace. My family gathers around to hear the story of baby Jesus. This time of joy is a family tradition that prospers in my culture. Numerous characteristics assemble my cultural identity, two of which consist of being a Christian and being respectful.

Jason Mraz once said, "Hold your own, know your name, and go your own way." My identity and the beginning of defining and discovery of myself begins with my very own name.

Culture assumes an imperative part in one's life on the grounds that it is an in number variable in molding one's identity. Culture identity is one's own feeling of culture. It is the impact one additions by having a place with a sure gathering or culture. It additionally alludes to the traditions, traditions, and practices that influence a man. Cultural Identity is the apparent character of a spot or an individual’s, based on these cultural manifestations. It is both acquired and always advancing. It makes nearby uniqueness and a feeling of spot. Who I am; my beliefs, values, ethics, and perspectives on diversity are molded based upon my childhood, the values inside of society, and the standards embraced by our culture. In any case, I can't