Diversity Interview: Growing Up In Their Family

The person I interviewed for the Diversity Interview is named Lexi. She is a twenty-year old, Caucasian female. She is a junior environmental science major at Lewis University. She is the oldest child of two who lives at home with her biological mother and father. Lexi is a second generation Polish immigrant who is deeply connected with her culture. Her family is of middle-class socioeconomic status.
1. What was it like growing up in their family and community?
Lexi explained that growing up in her family and community had the normality of any American family despite the fact that her Polish culture was practiced. She went to public school and participated in all activities any child would. Her family was from a middle socioeconomic status

We both share the traits of being Caucasian females in our early twenties. Lexi and I are also both students at Lewis University, but she is a junior environmental science major and I am a senior social work major. These are slight difference, but personally I don’t think they make us very different from each other. We were also both brought up in nurturing, middle class households. Lexi and I never had the experience of seeing our parents struggle financial or emotionally with one another. We were also both brought up in Catholic practicing households. While this is something I no longer practice, I still share the similarity in understanding the beliefs and practices of Catholicism. I also believe that Lexi and I share the same value and passion for getting married and raising a family. This is something I have known I have wanted to do for the longest time. While I plan to have a career, like Lexi, I also plan to accomplish one of my biggest goals of being a wife and mother. A major difference between myself and Lexi is her culture. I have never traced my ancestry to even know when my ancestors came to America or where they even came from. As far as I know, I have ancestors who were Norwegian and Irish, but that is about it. Lexi can actively speak to her parents who are first generation immigrants from Poland. She knows exactly what culture she belongs to because her parents did emigrate from Poland. Lexi also speaks fluent Polish, which is something I do not. The only language I can fluently speak is English. Lexi also explained that with her culture there comes a lot of customs and practices that are performed at different times throughout the year. While this is similar to me it is also different because I do not practice any culture specific practices or customs. While I do celebrate holidays, such as Christmas or Halloween, I do not practice any Norwegian or Irish