My Family Essay

Perspective Radio Essay- My Family Heritage I remember when I was a kid my dad use to teach me Polish. I lived in a country in South America called Bolivia for almost all my life. And the language of the country is Spanish. I didn’t understand why I had to learn Polish and Spanish at the same time if nobody talked Polish apart from my dad and his family. I asked my dad once and we had like this talk to talk from Dad to son. “Dad, why do I have to learn Polish? Nobody speaks Polish here” “Well…

My parents grew up very differently. My mother was born on November 18,1965 and had a white mother and a black father. In the time period she was in, being biracial and having a biracial family was not the norm. She spent most of her life with her mother because her parents had divorced and her father soon died. Walking down the street with her sister and mother, they would get constant stares from people, of either confusion or disgust. Wondering what a white woman was doing with two black…

culture and family history is a very personal thing. In many ways it defines a person and helps them create their own identity. Understanding and being respectful of others cultural identity is also an important aspect of life. These two elements of life, my cultural identity and the identity of others will not only affect me in my personal life, but also in my future career as a counselor. As culture and family history goes I am a great mix of many things. On my father’s side, my…

all around us and I see it in my everyday life. The effects of…

From a young age I always thought my family was like any other family. Happy. Once I started school, I knew my older brother Geoffrey was having behavior issues. I remember having to wait up to an hour for my mom to pick me up after school. her excuse was always, "I'm sorry, but you know how your brother gets." One he began high school, I learned to lock myself in my room because the countless mornings of verbal attacks, did not compare to the physical attacks that came after he was expelled for…

In my grandfather’s eyes, World War II was the biggest event in human history. This global event significantly impacted even the most looked over families in America. My grandfather’s family was one of them. Alfred Delong Kennedy was born on October 7, 1937 in Mokelumne California to his mother, Irby Delong and father, Alfred Petty-John Kennedy. He had 6 siblings, Francis, John, Ruth, Betty, Dorris, and Hope. He was the second youngest of all his siblings. His family was dirt poor. They lived…

interest in hard labor and metal working due to my background with it. I suppose I get it from both of my parents as I love to see projects come alive in front of my eyes. My identity has been shaped by two major things, my family and Welding. To begin, the ways my family has shaped me comes down to a few subjects, pushing me to do better, helping me understand how to do better, and giving me the drive to do so. My mother has always pushed me to try new ideas. My father was the one who open the…

Family Migration Growing up in New York, in my earlier years, I always wondered why my family was so distant. My family moved around a lot, so I expected this may have been the reason. I was always curious why everyone just didn 't live close together on one block, or why my aunt had to fly so far just to visit a few times a year. I would always ask My grandmother, Ethel Regina Walker, these questions, though she never seems to enjoy dredging up her past or where she might have lived as a…

Family Introduction Creating this genogram was a difficult task for me because my parents and their siblings hardly communicate with each other anymore. Ever since the passing of both my paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother, the families have simply fallen apart. Many relatives have distanced themselves from their extended families, and no longer have a desire to interact with their siblings or cousins. Sociopolitical and spiritual issues have caused some members of both families to…

The term “family” is not only defined by bloodline. We use the term “family” to described athletic teams, best friends, gang members, and other peer groups. This is evidenced by the following texts: the memoir, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Baeh, the video, “The Best Locker Room Speeches of Week 17”, and the article, “My Gang, My Family” by Rowenna Davis. Family is defined by the following characteristics: respect, hugs, leadership, common bonds. On the memoir,”A long way gone,¨ by Ishmael Baeh,…