Essay On American Identity

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The american identity is created by language and music, holidays, religions and jobs and immigrants. Former President Barack Obama once stated “What makes someone american isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere - can write the next chapter of our story.” When i read these words i think about all the different races and religions. The languages music holidays jobs are a part to their everyday lives. I think about all the immigrants that might not have the same opportunities as some of the citizens born in the united states.

One the american identity is created is by language and music. “After dinner my older brother liked to play the guitar. He preferred music he heard on the radio, but he played the traditional songs for mama.” (para.1 music)

This all ties into my life because i am guatemalan my parents came here and they settled for a while in virginia where they had my older siblings monica ingrid daniel. Then they came to grand island where they had me my sister aida and my brother jordan. We all speak spanish, at first it was a little hard to learn a bit but we got used to it. My favorite type of music is spanish music.

Another reason the american identity is created is because of the holidays.

“On sundays and holidays we would wear our

best clothes from home.” (para.8 music)
I don't know about others but my family is really big.

So when the holidays come around it gets kind of noisy and crowded. There are some holidays that i can't celebrate because it is against my religion. The rest are safe though i remember one christmas where we went to visit my uncle in crete nebraska and he had all of our cousins their. It honestly is really fu. But their are also some families that like to keep to themselves. Were all different in our personalities but i believe that race and skin color doesn't matter. We are all still humans. Never judge a book by its cover what really matters is what is on the

inside.

The third thing that creates the american identity is religion .
“ one of the things that it stands for is this vexing notion that a great nation can consist entirely of refugees from other nations that people of different even warring religions and culture can live if not side by side then on either side of the country’s chester avenues.” ( para.6 quilden)
Their are people from different countries who believe in different gods like somalia they believe in eebe the sky god. While i on the other hand am a christian and believe in god. We all believe different things but at the same time we are equal.

The last thing that i think is important is jobs and immigrants.
“As soon as i spoke enough english to communicate i found myself being interviewed nonstop by children and adults alike.” (dumas para 1)
Jobs and immigrants is important to me because my parents are immigrants and it gets kind of hard cause my dad works at JBS and my mom works at a hotel. She doesn't get payed alot so it gets hard but we're all still happy even though they are immigrants.

That is what i think when i read theses words. “What makes someone american isn’t just blood or birth but allegiance to our founding principles and faith in the idea that anyone from anywhere - can write the next chapter of our story.” barack obama.
That is how the american identity is created.