Narrative Essay About Mexican Culture

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I have lived in Arizona for as long as I can remember. Being that Arizona is right next to the US-Mexican border, I have met several people who have moved here from Mexico. I have befriended many of them as they steadily adapt to American culture. In the beginning this was hard, I didn’t know much about Mexican culture and they usually only had a vague idea about the southwestern US. Today I have no problem finding connections and relating to my peers. So, when I meet Ngan Chow (pronounced Naan) my freshmen year of high school I thought it would be no different; This was my first mistake. I came into the beginning of our friendship treating Vietnamese culture the same way I had treated Mexican culture. I ended up having an even harder time

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