Personal Narrative: My Dystifying Experience

I may not be of any Asian descent but I think that being able to learn about them and see the world in their eyes, mostly from this class, has been a very pleasant and demystifying experience. I am of Mexican and German descent and I certainly feel like I have to pick and choose the sides of these two nationalities. In addition to that, I have had instances of having to choose which side I recognize myself as. I was born in California and when I was a young child, I looked more Mexican then than I do now and I’ve grown up drifting closer to the German side but I still love my other side. I had the fortunate opportunity to learn about both of my family’s sides throughout my time growing up and it certainly helped me become who I am. Also, there were many of what I would consider to be major historical events that had occurred without my knowledge, nor were these events ever shared with me during my years of growing up. Knowing these hidden historical events that this class has revealed has really helped me expand my view and alter my perspective of this world to a commensurate degree. Being a mixed person, I have always felt as if I need to pick and choose from my two sides when I was growing up. My mother is Mexican and my …show more content…
I certainly felt like Tosh from Milton Murayama’s novel “All I asking for is my body” when he challenged his mother and his father about choosing to be in the white American side and adopting their traditions while discarding his family’s side. I felt like I had to start to let go of one side so that I can become better adapted to my environment so reluctantly, I chose to gradually forgo my Mexican side. I love my family and fortunately, I took Spanish courses throughout my high school and college time. However, I was going to be more of my father’s side than my mother and when I was in High School, I knew that that fact was destined to be