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.…
When one thinks of Iowa, one does not necessarily think of cultural diversity. The more and more I think about it as I have matured, it was exceedingly challenging to grow up as an Asian in my community. That is because I sometimes had trouble understanding the culture of others and my own culture at my young age. When I was younger, I found it very challenging to understand many of the things my peers and teachers were saying figuratively. For example, I had difficulty understanding jokes, so I took them literally and did not know they were joking.…
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.…
Through the years, I have moved to almost 3 culturally different countries, my experiences have been nothing less of hectic. From changing to country to country to school to school. I have be-friended people from all around the world and have managed to gather a few bits and pieces from each of their cultures. It is so fascinating finding out about traditions around the world. To strive in a multi-cultural atmosphere would obviously be tough, but I have thankfully done it more than once.…
Everyone is given a name at birth that is unique and special to each individual. This title travels with them wherever they may go and whatever they may do. Malia Hi’ilani Mae Kema was the verbal gift given to me the day I was born. It is a name that I hold dear to my heart because it carries the love of my ancestors.…
In addition, they always maintained their cultural identity and ensured they passed on their traditions even though they moved to a predominantly European neighborhood. These traditions were evident in their family gatherings, traditional…
I believe that my personal background, and my success despite the adversity that I have faced is an essential part of who I am. The first of my struggles came from being born to two teenage parents without at least a high school education, and although my mother went on to get a GED and to college my father did not. Many people in my family had issues with substance abuse and addictions including my father. Although, I was raised by my mother and grandmother, my father’s actions and behaviors negatively impacted my life. My father was verbally and mentally abusive to the people around him, especially when he used alcohol.…
In fall 2011, I left Macau, China and being an international student in United States America, because I wanted to experience different cultures in order to expand my thought and became globalizer. Therefore, this was my first time I left my parent to live in the county with different culture and language. Consequence that my study path was not easily complete by my background. At the beginning year, I even did not have confidence to speak English, but I met my consultant, Ron, he always courage me to have social with local students and attend more clubs. Year by year, my English have been improved, although there were grammar and writing skills I need to catch up.…
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.…
In conclusion growing up I was lost in a sea of labels, when I visited with my family in Mexico they labeled me Chicana. In America, I was Hispanic or a Mexican, or Mexican American. I was fortunate to have the best of both worlds; the exposure to both worlds gave me insight to difference in religion, food, music language and other facets that shape my understanding of life today. When it comes to describing my identity, I prefer my family county of origin and I am happy, comfortable and feel balanced with who I…
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.…
American: A native or a citizen of the United States. I am not a first, second or third generation American, I am simply an American. I was born here in the United States in Augusta, Georgia. Growing up, I knew a little about my heritage from both of my parents. My father and mother are both Caucasian with some Native American heritage.…
My parents emigrated from Argentina and Uruguay, and my grandparents are all of European descent. My cultural blend can be described as Hispanic and Armenian. I was raised differently from the majority of my peers. From an early age, my…
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.…
My heritage is one of mixed roots as many American families now are. The family gene pool is pulled from a variety of different ethnicities including Choctaw Indian, Irish and German. When America was formed the Irish were viewed as lower class and poor and this limited the work they were permitted to perform. My great, great, grandfather, who was Irish and German, married a Choctaw Indian lady when he was only 22 years old and has been in the country for only a short amount of time. The marriage permitted him to build his home on the Indian reservation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.…