“We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community- and this nation.”(Cesar Chavez) Individuals culture influences their journey of interpreting the world in which they are immersed. Throughout the duration of semester one we’ve read and annotated novels, poems, and memoirs all of which helped us further dissect our cultural identities. Collectively we've come to the conclusion that from the instant you enter the world at birth your surroundings have a significant impact on who you become. Amongst the many characteristics that define culture, your surroundings and upbringing define how you interact with others later in life.
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“... they come out, disoriented, heads still partly in the clouds, bodies still several time zones - or centuries - away, and they step into the promised land.” In this quote from the text you see how the immigrants feel when they first land into the new country. Right away, they felt the difference and their bodies were all messed up. They noticed the different time zones because their bodies were tired and felt uncomfortable for a while. Everything around them was so different and not what they were used to. Our surroundings and the way we do things are a big part of our culture. Most people believe culture is just religion and how their family celebrates anything. That's not true though, culture is everything about you, yes religion is also a big part of your culture,but it's not everything. Your culture can be anything, what type of music you listen to, how you speak, or how you …show more content…
when I go to school it's not culture based when I go to the mall I don't focus on culture. Yes culture does a role in my life but not all the time. when I go to a quinceanera (15th birthday party for young woman) culture affects me. When I go to church culture affects me because my religion is part of my heritage and culture. But when I'm with my friends culture is most the time not involved in what I'm doing so it does not affect me. In Santha Rama rau’s memoir “By Any Other Name” Santha says “I sprinted barefoot across the lawn with my favorite playmate” she’s playing with her friend,culture is not affecting her in anyway. In premila’s class they had weekly test. “In her class they had weekly test to see if they had learned their lessons well” she is in school and culture is not affecting
First generation Chinese-American …show more content…
“... they come out, disoriented, heads still partly in the clouds, bodies still several time zones - or centuries - away, and they step into the promised land.” In this quote from the text you see how the immigrants feel when they first land into the new country. Right away, they felt the difference and their bodies were all messed up. They noticed the different time zones because their bodies were tired and felt uncomfortable for a while. Everything around them was so different and not what they were used to. Our surroundings and the way we do things are a big part of our culture. Most people believe culture is just religion and how their family celebrates anything. That's not true though, culture is everything about you, yes religion is also a big part of your culture,but it's not everything. Your culture can be anything, what type of music you listen to, how you speak, or how you …show more content…
when I go to school it's not culture based when I go to the mall I don't focus on culture. Yes culture does a role in my life but not all the time. when I go to a quinceanera (15th birthday party for young woman) culture affects me. When I go to church culture affects me because my religion is part of my heritage and culture. But when I'm with my friends culture is most the time not involved in what I'm doing so it does not affect me. In Santha Rama rau’s memoir “By Any Other Name” Santha says “I sprinted barefoot across the lawn with my favorite playmate” she’s playing with her friend,culture is not affecting her in anyway. In premila’s class they had weekly test. “In her class they had weekly test to see if they had learned their lessons well” she is in school and culture is not affecting