In Ed Baker’s interview, “A Multiracial Native American Experience,” he spoke about his experience with social stigma as a result of his skin tone. He mentioned in the interview that during summer time his skin would get darker. As a result of having dark skin in the South, he was discriminated and refused services. Color consciousness played a significant role in the South. Ed may have developed a personality disorder as a result of enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior to survive.…
There has been positive transformations in the Roman Catholic and Native American traditions. There were struggles that took place in both religious groups before these transitions occurred. Pluralism and ethnicity are two of the most important episodes in the Roman Catholic faith. Ghost Dance and inculturation have contributed significantly to Native American tradition. Each of these changes in both religions have created a more diverse congregation, unity, and collaboration of different cultures coming together as one union.…
My ethnicity as an indigenous person has had a heavy influence on all aspects of my life. My upbringing, beliefs, and interests stem directly from my ethnicity. As a result, the area of study that I am most drawn to is ethnic studies as ethnicity affects all aspects of a person’s life. My experience as a Native American woman has made me aware of the complexity and value of my own ethnicity, as well as the ethnicities of others. I would also be interested in concentrating my studies in cultural anthropology.…
Being Hispanic means so much more than how I look , and how I act. To me being Hispanic is the orgullo that I have in myself and in my culture it defines my humbleness and where I came from ,Los Angeles . Growing up in East Los Angeles was certainly different from growing up in the wealthier city in the United State . I didn't have many opportunities as other children. And certainly didn't have luxuries and as a young girl, I struggled to learn English.…
The experience of a first generation Indian American growing up in the US was a privilege given to me by my parents. Throughout the years, I have had the opportunity to visit India and have witnessed different ways of living. The first time I visited India, I was six. My parents took me to all the places they lived, learned, and explored throughout their childhood. I was immersed in the culture and was able to learn so many new things about my heritage.…
I’m Mexican, I was born in Mexico but then brought over here to the US when I was around 3 years old. My whole family was born in Mexico and I’m the youngest child which means that all of my brothers and sister grew up for most of their childhood in Mexico and my oldest sister even got married over there. We eventually all moved over here and that resulted in our family being very culturally connected with Mexico’s culture. My mother is a strong believer in continuing cultural traditions even if we are in a different place. So she made sure we always knew a lot about where we came from or special traditions that were done in Mexico.…
My goal is to work with the Dutch East India Company to explore more efficient trade routes to North America in an effort to make trade with the Native Americans. There are a few essential skills and abilities that are needed to be qualified for this task, and I believe that I possess them. To begin, at a very young age I was well educated about navigation, which has helped me in the past to make many voyages around the world. I think that it is crucial to understand how to properly navigate in order for this expedition to be successful.…
The things you grow up around and see happening around you influence you tremendously in the type of person you’ll grow up to be. Our sociology book says that social structure guides our behavior and this is true, you want to behave in a way to make your family proud of you. I’d like to start by saying I don’t personally know any Native Americans so it’s hard to actually answer this question, but I’ll use the book to the best of my ability. They were brought up in a different way than most Americans and everyone acts according to how and with what they were brought up with.…
I am part of the second generation in my family to be born in America. That means my parents did not teach me Spanish, so I had to learn it through classes in high school or on my own. I also was never taught much about my culture, heritage, and ancestry. I had to figure that part out on my own, which I did. From my research, I learned all about my culture, heritage, and ancestry.…
With a new motivation and desire to make my family proud, I put forth my best effort into my school performance in order to get into a great college. I could not say that the experiences I went through with my family were fortunate, but they have shaped me into the person who I am…
The effect the European American’s culture had on the Native Americans is still very prominent today because the stereotypical American Indian still persists both in life and literature. By erasing their languages and teaching European ways exclusively, the Native American culture has slowly disappeared. The culture has been slowly degraded by an increase of acceptance of Native American stereotypical attributes such as alcoholism, laziness, and gambling addictions among others. Indigenous people were deeply affected by European American culture and have been fighting stereotypes to rebuild the foundations of their identity that have been neglected throughout a painful history. Often times, stereotypes can be positive, but more often than…
Everyone has a unique identity and culture they align with. In particular, my cultural identity is that I am Korean American. I was born in America, but grew up in South Korea until I was six. The rest of my childhood was here in America but I would visit South Korea nearly every summer. So I identify as a Korean American.…
Native American groups are very close, especially the family unit. Most life decisions and consequences involve the whole family so individual priorities are often set aside to aid the family. Often this means that families experiencing hardship will be supported by younger members at the expense of their education. This also unfortunately means as the cycle of hardship continues and without adequate support to pursue educational advancement the issues of today’s generations will continue to perpetuate. Native Americans just simply view social institutors differently than we do and as a result are in need of a system that better fits their way of life, however neither the US nor the tribes themselves lack to ability to make it come to…
Through all the baby steps I’ve taken in my life so far, my mom has been alongside me being supportive. My mom has always told me to take advantage of my education because one day I’d grow up to become someone important. She’s told me to never give up and never let anyone or anything stop me because I have the ability to make a change in the world and in my life. I’ve been doing as she’s told me and so far everything has been looking good. Through every letter from states houses and congress members, my mom is there supporting me at all times.…
My family cultural background is Hispanic. I will give a brief history on my parent’s childhood and how they strived to make my life a better experience than they had. I am saddened by the memories that have been shared with me, but if gave me a better understanding of why my parents did what they did during my childhood. Now as an adult I understand why my parents strived to give me experiences they never had that were both positive and nurtuing.…