My Mexican culture will forever define who I am and what I do. Culture influences the majority of peoples lives. It can be represented and impactful in a number of ways. Each culture is unique to each individual, which means there are no two cultures that are exactly the same. Culture has a very different meaning for everyone. My culture is represented in food, language, and traditions.
For the first six years of my life I lived in Mexico. I was born in Nevada but was brought over at a couple of months old. Living in Mexico has influenced what I eat to this day. I was accustomed to eating Mexican foods such as tacos, beans, and rice because they are foods that are either easy to make or buy. Beans and rice are some of the foods that I have
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in my house daily. It is simple for my mom because all she has to do is make some chicken or steak and it is a perfect meal. Salsas and chiles are also something else that are part of an everyday meal. Mexico is known for its spicy foods and salsas so chiles and salsa are a necessity in my fridge. My mother and grandmother make them by scratch because it is cheaper and taste better than store bought salsas. It is also something that has been passed down. My great grandmother passed it down to my grandmother, she then taught my mother who then taught me. Eating “Mexican” food in America makes me miss Mexico because it never tastes the same. But for someone who has never visited Mexico may think that chipotle or Taco Bell is authentic Mexican food. For example, these past eleven years of me living in California, I have never found tacos that taste as good as the ones from Mexico. Since the United States corn is sweet, unlike Mexico’s corn, it gives the tortilla a strange taste. Food will always make up a large part of my culture and it is food that most people enjoy. Language is another example of how culture represents me.
Being able to communicate with someone from a different country is a nice feeling. Knowing that you do not have to rely on someone else to translate for you is something that I am proud of. As I mentioned, I lived in Mexico for six years, therefore, making Spanish my first language. It is still something that I use today and I rely on it to speak to my grandparents or any other Spanish speaking person. It is part of my culture because it is something that I grew up with and I am proud of. Every summer for the past couple of years, I go to Mexico for two months. I go to visit family and get some freedom from my mother. My ability to fluently speak and write Spanish makes the two months that I am there a lot less difficult and enjoyable I would not be able to say the same thing if I went to Brazil because I do not speak Portuguese, making the trip less enjoyable and lonely. My ability to speak and understand Spanish makes me stand out because I have more experience than those who have never visited a Spanish-speaking country but still speak the language. I am prideful in my ability to speak a language better than most people. If I were to cut out verbal communication, I would not visit Mexico. Spanish is a language that I use at home daily because it makes it easier for my mom to understand. Language is a part of my culture which can be the same for some culture or completely different in
others. Lastly, traditions are another unique part of my culture. Holidays are also included in this. One of the biggest traditions I have in my family is making tamales on Christmas. This is the part where it makes my culture unique because not everybody does that. Some people have a barbeque or bake a turkey and whatnot. Another part of that Christmas tradition is being able to open up the presents under the Christmas tree at twelve in the morning. When the children are done playing with their toys and go to sleep El Niño Dios comes and bring them more toys. When the children wake up they find all the things they wanted under the Christmas tree. Unlike Santa Claus, which most people in the United States use, El Nino Dios is an angel who brings presents. This brings me to my family’s religion. They are Roman Catholics, which is why that angel is used unlike a fat old man. I, unlike my family, do not believe in god. This is another example of how culture is unique for everyone because despite the fact that I grew up being taught that god is real and almighty, I refuse to believe it. I need physical evidence of this god person my family loves so dearly. My family does not know this because it is something that is looked down upon. Each culture has its good and bad things but most traditions are good. Food, language and traditions are some things that represent my culture. While culture may mean something for someone, it may have a completely different meaning for me. Culture can be something you are extremely proud of or ashamed. It will always be unique for the individual, which is what truly defines us.
Being a Hispanic have impacted all my entire life; I lived 15 years of my life in Mexico I love being there because most part of my family live in Nuevo Laredo, I was cursing my last months of 8th grade and one day my mom told me that she was thinking about send me here to the U.S to start learn English; since I’m a U.S citizen and I didn't know the language of my country, I accepted. The most hard prove was live without having my mom at my side, since I live with my aunt now; when the days passed here in the U.S I started to depressed myself because I missed so much my house and all my family, one day in the middle of the night I call my mom crying and I told her that I really want go back to Mexico, but she didn’t take into account my desire my mom just explained me that it will be the best for my future and with the time I will be thankful with her for don’t let me go back. My mom, and my grandmother are the ones who motivates me to be a better student. Actually I’m in dual enrollment and I have taken AP classes; sometimes is hard for me talk, read or write in another language that the one I was accustomed but, every time I fail I get up and persist until I’m able to do what I want.
Growing up in a Mexican-American family can be very fun and crazy. Having two different perspectives on two different cultures almost daily really shapes you to become a certain way as you grow up, which is what happened to me. Ever since I was about three months old I have been taking trips to my parents home town for a month time each time we have gone. Practically growing up in both Mexico and the United States for six years has really helped me understand my cultural background and the different parts of my whole culture, such as the food, heritage, language and culture.
Since before I was born, my Hispanic heritage played a huge role in who I am and what I have achieved. My great-grandfather immigrated to this country with the desire to provide his family with a better future than his own. My grandpa grew up in Texas on the boarder of Mexico and traveled to Blue Island, Illinois as migrant crop worker. This desire passed down by my grandparents and my great-grandparents has played a tremendous role in propelling me to where I am today. Each generation sought to make the the lives of their children better than their own. My grandma received the opportunity to live in the country of opportunity from her father, and my grandpa paid for my mom to get an education. My mother pushed me to do my best in school and
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