Food, dances, beliefs, activities, social norms, holidays, and ethnicity. These are all a part of an invisible bond shared by many people in a culture. You may not even realize what yours is, because of how you are molded to the cultural norms of your society. Most people don’t even realize how drastically different each one is until they see they see another culture go entirely against their beliefs and expectations of society. Personally, I am an Asian-American who may have a completely different, or similar culture as you. My culture consists of many things: including different foods and expectations. However, it varies entirely from my mother even though I have lived with her my entire life up to this point in time. The first component
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I have lived with my Mom, my whole life up to this point, however, we have entirely different cultures. My mom was born and raised in Korea and immigrated to America as a teenager. Thus, my mom enjoys Korean foods and likes to live more by traditional beliefs than me. I was born and raised here so I have a very different story. I was born on October 27,2001 in San Jose, California and was raised all over California before coming to Hawaii when I was 12 years old. I am Americanized because I have gotten used to eating, acting, and playing by the norms of society that I never got to do for my Asian culture. My mom also has the knowledge of many Korean folk tales and myths that have been passed down for generations and generations. She tells me some of these but I believe that it isn't as important to me as it was to her because a lot of the scenes are things that take place in Korea. I also am more familiar with American myths because I have heard those myths many times from different American people, rather than only hearing it from my mom.
In conclusion, culture is a bond that everyone has- however, each are different in each individual. One big part of my culture is the diversity of food that I eat since my parents are from completely different places. My culture also consists of high expectations of accomplishments and my academic goals. However, even though I have lived with my mom my entire life; her culture is completely different than mine. Everyone’s culture is different; but don't ever let that be something that stops you from wanting to learn more about another culture simply because their social norms or beliefs are
I have lived with my Mom, my whole life up to this point, however, we have entirely different cultures. My mom was born and raised in Korea and immigrated to America as a teenager. Thus, my mom enjoys Korean foods and likes to live more by traditional beliefs than me. I was born and raised here so I have a very different story. I was born on October 27,2001 in San Jose, California and was raised all over California before coming to Hawaii when I was 12 years old. I am Americanized because I have gotten used to eating, acting, and playing by the norms of society that I never got to do for my Asian culture. My mom also has the knowledge of many Korean folk tales and myths that have been passed down for generations and generations. She tells me some of these but I believe that it isn't as important to me as it was to her because a lot of the scenes are things that take place in Korea. I also am more familiar with American myths because I have heard those myths many times from different American people, rather than only hearing it from my mom.
In conclusion, culture is a bond that everyone has- however, each are different in each individual. One big part of my culture is the diversity of food that I eat since my parents are from completely different places. My culture also consists of high expectations of accomplishments and my academic goals. However, even though I have lived with my mom my entire life; her culture is completely different than mine. Everyone’s culture is different; but don't ever let that be something that stops you from wanting to learn more about another culture simply because their social norms or beliefs are