The racial identity framework that fits my identity would be Black Identity. First of all, because I identify myself Mexican. The other two racial identity development don’t describe the way I see myself and feel. As a matter of fact, when Dr. Reid mentioned the Black Identity, I was able to relate to it and actually see myself in stage 4 of internalization with secure attachments. Black Identity is a classic theory that apply to other group of colors.…
What is my cultural identity? Well cultural identity is what your age is, what food you eat, where you are from, your gender, music you listen to, your race, economic status and many more that make you what you are. So if you are a gamer then you have certain things you do everyday, certain slang talk you say and people that you talk to everyday on the internet. So my cultural identity is that I’m a gamer, I have a certain things I do that deals with my age group, and that I’m a band nerd.…
I believe that I will be comfortable working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. I will have a certain level of flexibility in functioning with different group of people. This is because my most of the profile dimensions are in the middle of the extreme ends. This means that I can easily adjust in any kind of environment. On comparing my Cultural Profile with my home country's plot, I found that there is a very close relation between them.…
Throughout my life I have been part many diverse cultures and of many community that contain a wide range of race and ethnicity. I was born in Ecuador and moving to the United States was a huge slap in the face. The culture and the way thing were done here compared to my home country was totally different. The life style in Ecuador was harsh and unpleasing but in the states life was so much more pleasurable with all the opportunities that are given me. The only problem is that people where closed minded.…
As the emancipation of the new world emerges, Indians in Virginia have to cohabitate with the intruder as they searching for new lands, opportunities and better life; in contrast as the peaceful, spiritual life that is already there. Our point of view and needs as different as it is will put our path together to work for a quality existence, but soon after established the issues started. My people and I (Indians) in Virginia will have to face environmental, social and political problems. These Quakers soon becomes enemies and masters who will force us to obligate to their rules and laws which only make them the beneficiaries.…
When I was 9-10 years old I lived with my mom, dad, and sister in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. Lake Ariel was a small town where all you would see is corn, fields, and woods. We had lived in this house for two years and I had a good group of friends that I had met from school or extracurricular activities. I attended Western Wayne Hamlin elementary school and was in fourth grade. The school district was huge, covering six townships, but my school was small.…
My Culture I am a mix of two cultures. I am half Mexican and half American. Even though I am half Mexican, my spanish isn’t good. I can’t speak spanish fluently and I tend to strudder a lot. My spelling is pretty bad too.…
This Might be a little sad but my 2nd Artifact is my radiation mask while i was going through cancer. So i was first wearing the mask while i was under anesthesia they put it on me while i was sleeping. It felt like a protective cocoon being wrapped around my head. I felt a strange feeling while I was wearing i felt safe, it reminded me of home it sounds weird but yes I felt like that.…
My sacred place project is an off campus, place. I chose to do the daycare here in town. I work at the daycare and it seemed like the perfect place. I chose because of its innocent nature and the fact that not only are the children learning from me, I am also learning from them. I felt this was the perfect opportunity to make it my sacred space.…
My Italian heritage has given me a sense of who my family is as well as who I am. I have learned about my ancestors from my grandfather, who has told me numerous detailed stories about the hardships that he encountered throughout his life as well as those who came before him. The stories that have been told me allow me to better connection to my ancestors. My grandfather once told me the story of how his family arrived in the U.S. and the numerous adversities that followed them afterwards. He also told me stories about growing up in Pittsburg and about how he was required to work as a young child and teenager.…
My family of origin was comprised of my parents, myself, and my younger brother. David was born three years after me, and we filled the functional roles of “oldest child” and “youngest child” perfectly. As described by McGoldrick, Gerson, & Petry (2008), “oldest children are likely to be the over responsible and conscientious ones in the family” (p.126). I was always expected to perform academically and conduct myself with high moral standards. I did as was expected, and I do not remember ever questioning the situation.…
Mandy Sanguigni Cultural Memoir Reflection March 13, 2016 Mrs. Endrizzi On March 2, 2016, the Cultural Memoir interview, related to diversity, was completed with my friend, Don Lun. This reflection paper will be referring to some interview discoveries comparing our cultural diversity and the need to value diversity in families by referencing connections in our readings in class. Referencing back to the interview questions, Don Lun talked about what makes her family unique.…
Growing up, my Native American ancestry was made apparent to me by my grandmother. Of course my mother’s appearance, with her long dark brown hair, tanned skin tone and her deep brown eyes led me to assume my ancestors heritage, but it was my grandmother who introduced me to the native rituals. Rituals such as the burning of sage to cast off negative entities, and the making of dream catchers each year on my birthday. My native american descent is the Delaware Valley Indians. This Nation of Indians is part of the Algonquian Culture that has a teaching that predates the Biblical Noah's flood and the Matriarchal system of Native Ancestry therefore recognizes both father or mother in relations.…
All my life I was confused with my identity. My sexual identity comes first in mind, but the most important confusion that I faced was my cultural identity. As a child I lived all over the world: China, Hong Kong, Korea, and United States. I spoke Korean at home, Chinese with my friends, and English at school. When I was an adolescent I became very confused my cultural identity.…
It’s another holiday celebrated with my extended family from across the country. We are a talkative and outgoing family that can get into some pretty heated conversations, especially the conversation about the new residents in town. The conversation was heading in a negative directions so this is when I had to step in, take a look at how I spoke up and turned the conversation into a new direction with new perspectives for my family to think about. My family kept going on and on about how the new residents do not fit in and are peculiar, but they forget that every culture is different and shapes us to see the world a certain way.…