Throughout my life here in America, I’ve made significant efforts in achieving extensive knowledge about my family history. I am a type 1 diabetic, the second child of four, which includes my older sister and my little brothers, the twins and a college student majoring in Psychology as a senior at Austin Peay State University. I am an African American, Army child, living in Clarksville, Tennessee. Since moving here, I have acquired a great deal of knowledge and strengths. This has enabled me to take advantage of many opportunities and use these skills on finding out about my family, especially my dad’s side.y
Development of ethnic identity is important because it helps one to come to terms with their ethnic membership as a prominent reference group and significant part of an individual’s overall identity. I come from an African American background. Being raised in the American culture is pretty normal for me and my family. I was born in Wurzburg, Germany in its military hospital, on the military base there. I came to the U.S when I was one years old, thus I consider myself, and legally I am, to be an American. My primary, and only, language is English. It was very difficult to interact with my classmates because I was always the one that did not stay long enough to make friends, due to moving around so much. I believe that was a big barrier for me because it made me more reserved and not able to express myself like most …show more content…
What race means to a black woman in the United States may be extraordinarily different than what it means to a black woman in South Africa, or a black woman living in England. Cultural identity also depends on the person. Some consider cultural identity as part of their heritage, while others consider their cultural identity to be the culture they belong to currently. My own cultural identity has had a deep influence on the way I have evolved as a
Development of ethnic identity is important because it helps one to come to terms with their ethnic membership as a prominent reference group and significant part of an individual’s overall identity. I come from an African American background. Being raised in the American culture is pretty normal for me and my family. I was born in Wurzburg, Germany in its military hospital, on the military base there. I came to the U.S when I was one years old, thus I consider myself, and legally I am, to be an American. My primary, and only, language is English. It was very difficult to interact with my classmates because I was always the one that did not stay long enough to make friends, due to moving around so much. I believe that was a big barrier for me because it made me more reserved and not able to express myself like most …show more content…
What race means to a black woman in the United States may be extraordinarily different than what it means to a black woman in South Africa, or a black woman living in England. Cultural identity also depends on the person. Some consider cultural identity as part of their heritage, while others consider their cultural identity to be the culture they belong to currently. My own cultural identity has had a deep influence on the way I have evolved as a