My Mexican Family

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How you ever wondered where did your ancestors come from. Well I can tell you I have at one point. But right now I will at least give you from where I am from and my parent were are they from. Well let's start with me I was born in Mississippi and my parents are from Mexico so that make me mexican american. Well my dad is from Tabasco and where do you find Tabasco well is in the south of Mexico and well is a tropical state in Mexico it is all ways humid and it rains a lot.

Well and my mom is from veracruz and it just on top of Tabasco and it's a port type of state because it's located in the cost of Mexico. As you read my both parents are from south of Mexico and well in the south of Mexico the traditions are different from up north like the food is diferents and the music the environment and well it is not the same as up north. I have lived for most of my life in texas but before I live in Mississippi for 10 years. there and I remember that I thought that my traditions were weird but when I moved to mcallen everything changed, it made me love my culture more.
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Isla Veracruz is found in the south side of the state. Isla Veracruz is known for its pineapple. My grandmother had five daughters and four sons. And they were all born in isla my family from my mom's side. My grandmas kids are the first ones to leave the city before them all of them had stayed in the same city as they were born. I have only had one great grandmother and it was my grandfather mom, and she was also born in

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