Cultural Autobiography Of My Family: My Family And Ethnic Background

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Cultural Autobiography
Trevor Endre
Dr. Gannon Watts
Diversity
Argosy University
April 12, 2017

Today I am going to talk about my family and our cultural and ethnic background. My mother is Irish, Sicilian, and Austrian. She was born in Chicago. My grandmother has the same ethnic background as my mother, and was also born in Chicago. My Grandfather is not my mother’s biological father; thus, his ethnic and cultural background are different from my mother’s. He is Swedish, Polish, and was born in Illinois. My Father is Irish, English, and Luxembourg he was also born in Illinois. As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents and my mother. My grandmother was very religious; Thus, I was raised Catholic. she has become

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