Uncloaking Hidden Culture Wendell Pierce elucidated, “Culture is the intersection of people and life itself. It’s how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment… all of that is expressed in culture.” Culture is a term containing so much meaning and depth, and altogether is dear to countless people. However, with this depth, the act of defining culture is intricate and has surely fallen under debate determining what factors are essential in making a culture a culture. Some cultures we recognize instantly, such as the Latina or English community, but culture is hidden in places one would not think to look. One of these places where culture should be uncloaked is in the cancer community. In order to find culture in these depths,
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Judith Cofer describes her culture in her article titled “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” published in The Latin Deli. This article illustrates her move as a young girl to America from her prior home on a Latina Island. As an adolescent, Judith was taught by her parent the tradition and practices of her culture and realized the contrast her culture had with the world around her. The clothes that she wore were much more bright and mature than other girls’ her age and her friend’s parties were much different than the fiestas of her homeland. One of Judith’s lines in the article stated that “it is custom, however, not chromosomes, that leads [the Latina woman] to choose scarlet over pink” (Cofer). Although most would instantly recognize this as a culture, it can be ensured through the social lineage account. Judith’s parents, as existing members of the culture, had control and taught her their customs through socialization to secure cultural continuity. Furthermore, Judith’s race had influence over her due to the lack of interaction her family had to the outside world at this time. Identity can also be recognized here as throughout the book Judith describes her devotion to her culture and how it has developed and distinguished her. Through the social lineage account and its definition of culture, one can recognize the Latina community as a culture. These guidelines can be further used to uncloak other less recognizable
Judith Cofer describes her culture in her article titled “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” published in The Latin Deli. This article illustrates her move as a young girl to America from her prior home on a Latina Island. As an adolescent, Judith was taught by her parent the tradition and practices of her culture and realized the contrast her culture had with the world around her. The clothes that she wore were much more bright and mature than other girls’ her age and her friend’s parties were much different than the fiestas of her homeland. One of Judith’s lines in the article stated that “it is custom, however, not chromosomes, that leads [the Latina woman] to choose scarlet over pink” (Cofer). Although most would instantly recognize this as a culture, it can be ensured through the social lineage account. Judith’s parents, as existing members of the culture, had control and taught her their customs through socialization to secure cultural continuity. Furthermore, Judith’s race had influence over her due to the lack of interaction her family had to the outside world at this time. Identity can also be recognized here as throughout the book Judith describes her devotion to her culture and how it has developed and distinguished her. Through the social lineage account and its definition of culture, one can recognize the Latina community as a culture. These guidelines can be further used to uncloak other less recognizable