My Mexican Family

Decent Essays
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.
…show more content…
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

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Mexico is located south of the border of the United State. The climate is perfect. The sites are amazing. People are humble, and best of all Mexico has savory food. Would you like to learn about Mexican dishes?…

    • 201 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Each tradition has something very special and meaningful to it and Texans are all proud of their state's unique diversity and difference. Whether it is a culture or a belief lots of people value the importance of these rituals. In Texas the diversity of the people makes a unified whole. That is what makes Texas the state that it is now. Most of the state's cultural diversity comes from settlers and immigrants.…

    • 657 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Although people assume otherwise, I am Latina, and I'm proud to be a part of that community. I obtain my Latin blood from my father, who moved to the United States from Uruguay as a child. My parents divorced each other when I was young; however, when I was with him for either the weekend or the month of July, I embraced all the wonders of my Latin family. Latino culture entails prodigious amounts of cooking, and we always cooked Uruguayan food; it was almost taboo to eat out. From flan to the glorious empanadas, my family always ate homemade meals.…

    • 254 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I am not from here nor there, I am Mexican American. My life is involved in a constant conflict, in love with both cultures; both are a part of me. Yet defining my identity is hard to do. For me, my culture is everything. I am Hispanic and in love with Mexican food and any opportunity I get to speak in Spanish I do, because it helps me feel connected to my home.…

    • 800 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and I moved to Jacksonville, Florida. This was a challenging time in my life because I had to get used to Florida's environment , its culture, and its people. New Mexico's environment is dry and hot. When you stand outside you can fee the sun beam on your skin, an the surrounding air is warm. There's mountains and desert landscapes.…

    • 498 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Mexican Persuasive Speech

    • 1332 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The people call Monterrey the City of the Mountains. The mountain provides a stunning backdrop. City 2: Tulum- Tulum was a Mayan fortress city but now is a place for visitors to see a piece of the Mayans culture. Tulum’s beaches are used for visitors to soak up the sun or take a nice swim in the clear water. “Click on Mexico States History.”…

    • 1332 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Mexican Immigrant Parents

    • 1245 Words
    • 5 Pages

    In the article, “Mexican Immigrant Families Crossing the Education Border: A Phenomenological Study” by Sandra Ixa Plata-Potter and Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, they examine Mexican immigrant parents that confront challenges to help their children succeed in school. Considering that Latinos now make up the biggest minority group in the United States, most Latinos are less likely to complete college. The study presented in this article is an attempt to examine the experience of Mexican immigrant parents as they guide their children to maneuver the United States educational system. Differences in performances between the United States and Mexico such as, language barriers and other challenges, caused these parents to sometimes feel discouraged…

    • 1245 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    One of the most important institutions for a human being is the family. The family is where the individual builds up their manners, values, and morals. Family is also where socialization is mostly affected for an individual. According to Coltrane, family is defined as “a group of two or more people who reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption” (Coltrane). On the contrary, family is defined in many ways, some people define family as long past ancestors, distant family members, siblings or other blood relatives, and friends who are so close that they become honorary family members (Coltrane).…

    • 969 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Cuban Culture

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages

    I was born in Cuba where culture is general in people. My family by mother brings part of the Spanish culture because my great-grandfather was Spanish. Before Cuba emerged, in "the Spanish" as I called it Colon when it was discovered, there were diverse types of cultures, from aboriginal, African, and Spanish culture. Cuban is the union of the African and Spanish cultures A great part of my culture is modesty because it makes me a good person, full of qualities.…

    • 325 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Mexican Minority Groups

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Throughought the history of the United Sates after the colonization period, minority groups have suffered through appalling circumstances mandated by White Americans. They were targeted for discrimination at early ages regardless of gender, and these acumens varied from verbal confrontations to violent deaths. The reasons as to why minority groups had to undergo these preposterous events were only because of the difference of skin color and distinct language. One specific group that agonized during the 1800’s were Mexican Americans. Before taking over California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, this was Mexico’s undisturbed territory (1).…

    • 1044 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I’m the oldest of my family ,it’s frustrating because they put me in charge of everything .When you grow up in a hispanic family, if you’re the oldest you are responsible for whatever your siblings do also you have to share everything with them .I hated that because growing up ,I had to share everything with my sister she is 3 years younger than me ,whenever our mother had to buy something she bought things for my sister first and obviously I was the last one. The reason she was and still is like that is because I always understood her point was that she cried about everything.…

    • 358 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Growing up as a Hispanic woman in America, I constantly switch back and forth with which culture I identify with most. Growing up I fully embraced my American culture, but as I started to get older, I started to identify more with my Hispanic culture. Having to always choose one side, has always left me feeling guilty for not embracing the other culture. Throughout the paper, I am going to use the term Hispanic to describe my Latin origin.…

    • 1446 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Autobiographical paper. I was born on April 5th 1995, in a small village in Durango Mexico. I lived there for about 13 years, then we moved here to Chicago. I am 6 ft. ½ inches tall and I weight about 119 pounds.…

    • 1079 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I might be American but my bloodline is from Spain and Aztecs. That is my family’s immigration history and the backgrounds behind of…

    • 647 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Trip To Mexico Essay

    • 812 Words
    • 4 Pages

    There are a few events in a person’s life that define who they are and, consequently, who they will eventually be. For me one of these events was my trip to Mexico which changed my view on the world. This is the trip that made me realize how beautiful the world is. It also gave me the desire to travel and visit the abundance of other beautiful places the world has to offer. It also set me up for a future where I work to be able to travel to all these different places.…

    • 812 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays