Reflective Essay On My Culture

Over the years I have been asked numerous times to talk about myself, my culture, and how the latter has influenced my life. After countless papers of these sorts, one might think they would become easier to write, but they do not. However, this time, I feel better prepared to tackle this task per the discussions we have had during our first two class meetings. I always assumed that culture was based on one’s ethnicity, racial background, and the traditions associated with them. Now I realize that there is more to what makes up culture than I believed. With that knowledge, I know I am better able to talk about my own culture and how it has influenced my personal growth. The utmost significant aspects of my cultural identity are my religion, my education, and my ethnicity. (1) I identify as a half-Hispanic, almost fully college educated, Lutheran. Despite the fact that I list my ethnicity as a large part of my identity, it did not play a large part in my childhood given that my family and I moved to a predominantly white community, Heath, in rural Ohio when I was six. (3) I did not have any worries when we moved to Heath, at least that I remember. It was not until my sister started facing discrimination during middle school that I started to worry that I would eventually face it during that same time. She was often asked by her

During sixth and seventh-grade, one of my classmates made accusations against me and tried to proclaim to the school that I was gay simply because my voice had yet to drop. Reminiscing on this time in my life, I realize now that I was still trying to blend in with my peers, even though I had grown up with them ever since Kindergarten. Also at this point, nobody in my school had come out yet, and I did not want to hold the label of being the first one out, especially since I am not