Personal Narrative: A Part Of Cultural Identity

Most of my life I've been asked because you're Mexican do you celebrate any American holidays or do you speak English. I was born in Las Vegas but both of my parents were born in Mexico. Culture doesn't define who you are it can either be a part of you or it can't. Most people don't even know which ethnicity they are because their mix race and their family celebrates different types of holidays. Most of them celebrate both of their cultures others don't even care about their culture. However some people adapt to a new environment retain from their original culture. Many people leave their countries when they were young so they adapt to the new culture. Sometimes when they go back to their original country it feels different it changes for them …show more content…
In Mexico they have different tastes. Over there personally I think the food is better they make food that they don't make in the United States. Like tortas, chilaquiles or traditional mexican food. Language is a major part of culture identity it expresses the way of life of a certain culture. Like me I can speak two different languages I am bi lingual. I identify my first language that I speak is Spanish my second language is english. To my friends and brothers I speak english but to the rest of my family I speak spanish. Language is a main part of culture identity but culture identity could change with citizenship. Music also plays an important part in culture identity it impacts a lot. Music expresses how someone is feeling. There is different type of music comes in different types of languages like Spanish, English, French, Portuguese. Music can change interests or beliefs music is able to shape …show more content…
It changes our behavior and style and our language. It also impacts how we negotiate things or how we conduct work. Fashion has a big impact on the world fashion defines a part of culture it has a big effect on lives along the society as a whole defining style and culture. Social media impacts culture to there is a lot of things in social media that impact people's views on other people?s culture. Sometimes someone those some so absurd that other people start blaming it on the person?s culture, race or religion. Or how the courts system is messed up two people did the same crime but one of them because of their race he only got two months in jail but the other person got 29 years in jail how is that fair just because of the person?s race the get more time to spend in jail that is not fair the should be equal and get the same