My Culture And Stereotypes

Decent Essays
My Culture The first thing is that I am full Filipino and some of the things that my culture has, is stereotypes, food, sports, beliefs, and religion. My culture has many characteristics and some of them have to do with where it is located and why our people came to America. This culture means a lot to me because it is what makes me, "me". This culture is what makes our family get along and that we will try to keep our race going and to not let the culture die. My family says that "being a Filipino is what make our family unique and to have pride in ourselves" The first is "stereotypes" about our culture and that we have a lot of them. Some people make jokes about what we eat. Some of these stereotypes are like saying if we

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Reflection On Stereotypes

    • 768 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Stereotypes are everywhere in the world. Our ridged expectations of a community are sometimes all we know about that certain group. The students had a preconceived idea about the Harvard students being snobby and the Law students thought the students would not take the task seriously. This chapter really hit on many stereotypes throughout the chapter and how powerful it can be when stereotypes are broken. I would never think to take my class on a field trip to a courthouse to participate in a mock trial.…

    • 768 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Stereotypes In America

    • 1168 Words
    • 5 Pages

    America was founded by the founding fathers under the principles that “all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.'' (Corley.1) Throughout the years, we as a nation have not exercised this belief and instead discriminated each other greatly. This led to much destruction on our very own streets where even many innocent people and bystanders have lost their lives. My vision for America is to come together as a nation and put an end to discrimination amongst women, differences of religion and how races are stereotyped in our society today.…

    • 1168 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    A person's culture tells them where they are from and how they act. In Everyday use the mom talks about “Dee being the only one educated”. When people think of Dee and her culture they think of smart and outgoing. Culture makes you view a different part of life i live in Louisiana people view us as country people and a lot are but they have some city people.…

    • 147 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    NFL, Hollywood and McDonald’s are some words that define today’s American cultural stereotypes. Despite the negativity in those words, they form a national identity as an American in the 21st century. National identity is an identity as a unified nation and it gives its citizens a sense of belonging to the country. It wasn’t easy as a new nation in the 18th century to form a concrete national identity. Right after the independence gained from the Great Britain, America was left with a great task to build a new country.…

    • 171 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    5. What is considered most disrespectful in your culture? “I have a friend who has an awful sailor mouth. The words that come out of his mouth is something else.…

    • 458 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Stereotypes

    • 1306 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Stereotypes, labels and generalizations are all things that have influenced how I view myself and others. That’s not the way my parents wanted it , but society is inevitable. Growing up in the suburbs of outer Columbus allowed me to see more diversity than most Ohioans see at a young age. I’ve lived in the same house my whole life in a neighborhood of many cultures. My neighborhood gang of friends during elementary included seven kids with three different races between us.…

    • 1306 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Stereotypes

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The first thing that I put on my poster was the map. I chose the map because I want to travel the world. There is so much more to the human race than what is in the United States. I want to know about other cultures and learn the ways of them, I want to try new foods and listen to new music. I’ve fallen in love with cities I’ve never been to and people…

    • 718 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Racism And Stereotypes

    • 226 Words
    • 1 Pages

    How would you feel if you were the ugly ducking? Imagine living everyday in delusion knowing that wherever you go or whatever you do is being perceived, monitored or judged. visualize walking into the local corner shop or an expensive branded store like Gucci and having someone observe your every movement attentively, thinking that your going to steal an item; reveal a bomb from under your clothes or commit a murder. nobody likes being accused. ' I'm innocent.'…

    • 226 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Stereotypes

    • 1577 Words
    • 7 Pages

    I was once a little girl who loved sports, was full of life, who took any chance to make someone smile, learn something new, and my only goal was to live life to its fullest potential. Anyone that knows me now may see me as a kind, intelligent, and helpful person, maybe that’s who I strive to be, but it’s not really me. Many occasions involve me, shielding emotions and lying about my real intentions are my specialty. Because of how long I have trained myself to act different it is slowly becoming me, but there is still one side that hides inside and tries to rule my decisions, then it comes out when all my problems pile up. Although this side only comes through when I am by myself and the rare time when it’s my mom, it is something that is…

    • 1577 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Stereotypes

    • 587 Words
    • 3 Pages

    I have a tendency to have miniscule biases when trying to find preferred traits in other individuals. This is a result of me growing up in Brooks Alberta; which is known for being a very culturally diverse city. Diversity can be largely seen throughout my friend groups; however, most my friends last year were predominantly male, the same age or slightly older, heterosexual, catholic, and middle-class citizens. My friend group was largely shaped due to the fact that I went to a catholic school from kindergarten till grade 12. I also grew up being more of a tomboy, hence why my friend group was primarily males.…

    • 587 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Racism And Stereotypes

    • 225 Words
    • 1 Pages

    One whom denies their racist tendencies can still, in fact, be racist. Most are not immune to the hateful thoughts influenced by stereotypes, or biased media reports. Those hateful thoughts often manifest into racist ones, depending on the frailty of that person’s will and conscious. The main excuse when a person vehemently denies being racist, “Well I have [ethnic group] friends, so how can I be racist?” is the epitome of what racists believe. If they associate themselves with a minority group, then they are presumably given grounds to make racist comments.…

    • 225 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. It allows myself and others to maintain an identity in society, which I believe is important. We are the people we are today because of our upbringings. Culture plays a huge role in shaping our identity. It also determines long term choices and sets you apart from everyone else.…

    • 960 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Stereotyping is putting a particular type of person or persons into a box made of widely held preconceived notions. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s ethnic group is superior. It is also viewing foreign groups and cultures from the perspective of one’s own. Religion is one of in the main source of ethnocentrism. This is much different than a healthy sense of patriotism (Reimer 2017), which is strong support for one’s country, because it is generally more likely to cause issues between people pertaining to different races and ethnicities.…

    • 862 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On Stereotypes

    • 710 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Nerd, geek, emo, gothic? How many of you have heard someone use these phrases or said them yourself? The sad truth is, stereotypes are very common in society. Hello everyone, today I will be talking to you about the negative effects of stereotyping. I will be mentioning what stereotypes are, their impact on people and society and the media’s influence.…

    • 710 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Several days have passed when we were assigned reflect about cultural stereotypes in this subject. Subsequently, I started contemplating on my personal experiences related to numerous stereotypes in the culture where I belong. Before I start to reflect on those experiences, I felt compelled to start with defining culture and stereotype, and providing several stories on how I experienced being stereotyped as a Filipino particularly in cyberspace. “Culture is the complex whole which includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of the society” (Tylor, 1871).…

    • 1160 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays