How your culture had shaped who I am today? I was born and raised in China for at least 8 year, and my parents’ culture have once deeply influence my choice of the future and limit my vision. As everyone know, China is once a communist country, similar to old Russia (USSR). People are not allow to be wealthier and education are limited. In Chinese culture, it is necessary to subject one’s own desire for a greater value to the family. If I don’t follow my parents order, it will brings shame to the family. There were moment in my life where I would follow the tradition and culture as a nice son, but I am tired of following the tradition. Sometimes, we have no clue that we live under the internalized oppression from culture and elder. Internalized …show more content…
People believe and follow the system instead of changing it. Keith Osajima states in his essay “Internalized Oppression and Culture of Silence”: “The overall impact of internalized oppression is that the oppressed become resigned to their situation and do not look critically at it” (154). In another word, people who are being oppressed by the society or culture will not resist against the issue, but instead running away from it. Why do people believe myths and stereotype as part of them? First of all, people who are internalize oppressed believe that they are too weak and not have the ability to challenge the issue. The institution and the society may seem like groups of giants to an individual that try to challenge it. Second, not looking critically perpetuate the problem further, because the issue will persist if there aren’t any interferences. When people look critically at an issue, they will question and realize the problem behind the social issue. Resigning against a social issue will not resolve it, but instead it increases the effect of the …show more content…
Every elementary school in my hometown requires a placement exam for freshmen entry. My parent decided to put me to a try at the system by sending me to a tutor. At the time, I believe some people are more superior than others base on family status, especially family with political background. I didn’t really care about the examination, because I felt like the result has already been determined within the school. In China, People with money can bride their way into one of the best school or get a good job within the government. I have the same mindset as my parents, my family background will not get me anywhere near a higher education. Education system in China is always been corrupted, because of that, I walk away from home to play with my neighbors. When my parents notice that, they were so angry that they lock me up for hours in the dark. While in the dark, frighten and scary moment flew by and lead me to try to take the exam instead of walking away like a coward. Because of that, I became more cooperative towards my parents. I tried my best during the placement exam, but it is tough to study full time when I am only seven years old or so. In the end, I got accepted even though I was one point off from the standard score line. Challenging the issue instead of giving up have granted me the opportunity to be one step closer to a higher
. Describe your culture. Include things like place of birth, where you were raised, family structure, educational experiences, and career history. What else needs to be included?
Stereotypes are a reality that we all must face in today's society. Regardless of what your ethnic background or culture may be. You have been probably been discriminated against, or treated differently, at some point in your life because of a stereotype that was long ago applied to your culture. For some, I perceive it may be worse than others. For example, all Hispanics are in this country illegally or all African Americans are criminals that cannot keep a job. We know these things are not true, but it doesn't keep some people from calling a Mexican a wetback or stop them from calling the police when they see a black man out walking at nigh,t now does it? So why do people think like this? The answer, in short, is stereotypes. In "The Myth of the Latin Woman," Judith Ortiz Cofer states that her personal goal in her public life is to "try to replace the old pervasive stereotypes and myths about Latinas with a much more interesting set of realities" (Cofer 812). By using the rhetoric appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos she causes us all to stop and think before we make assumptions based on stereotypes.
“Never underestimate internalized racism. People can be oppressed, yet continue to express their oppression in their own choices.”- Susan Morris
Cultural influences have formed who I am. “Every aspect of global communication is influenced by cultural differences”(Goman). Being both Mexican and American has affected my upbringing. “Culture is, basically, a set of shared values that a group of people holds. Such values affect how you think and act and, more importantly, the kind of criteria by which you judge others”(Goman). Since values of both cultures have been instilled in me, my family has certain expectations for me. In Mexican culture women marry young and are supposed to maintain the household and children. An education past high school is not necessary. In the U.S a woman is encouraged to have a career and be independent. My parents mix these two values together. I am expected to be able to maintain
Before you begin reading the main narrative of my essay, I want to let you in on some details about my life and myself. I was born in Manhattan, New York and when I was about twenty two days old, I boarded a plane with my parents on a journey across the United States to the city of San Francisco, then to the town of Grass Valley. This is where my grandmother and grandfather resided. They had been telling my parents that the city of Manhattan was no place to raise a child and that we should move to California and live with them. Before making this life changing decision of leaving most of their friends and loved ones in New York to come to California, my parents sent me off to live in India with my uncle. Keep in mind, I was about the age of two when this all happened. The opportunity of leaving me with my uncle gave my parents about a year to think things over and pull themselves together, in efforts to properly raise a child in a country that was so
In part fictional and part autobiographical novel “A Small Place” published in 1988, Jamaica Kincaid offers a commentary on how the tenets of white superiority and ignorance seem to emerge naturally from white tourists. She establishes this by using the nameless “you” depicted in the story to elucidate the thoughts they have when visiting such formerly colonized islands. This inner mentality of the white tourists reveals how tourism is still a form of oppression for the natives of such formerly colonized tourists as it continues to exploit them. I will be focusing primarily on page 10 of the text to illustrate this.
There were quite a few values that they tried to instill in me, but because of my personality I fought against them. I still hold on to quite a few of the morales I was raised with, but when I was sent to public school some of my values and morales became skewed. My parents fought against me a lot to keep me on the right path but once I became old enough to start contemplating those ideas I fought back.
During the semester we have explored multiple case studies that have had some rather cut and dry solutions. Our final case study features the very grey area of workplace cultural discrimination providing a scenario in which there is possible evidence of several counselors who, during lunch break, are singling out clients of a certain minority and speaking in a highly derogatory fashion about them. In this scenario we are part of the supervisory staff and the counselor who brings us this information has been in the field for half a decade and is the same race as one of the main counselors he has concerns about. That counselor has only a brief amount of experience and this is his first position since obtaining his CSC-AD certification. We
In my own experience, it is similar to this authors. White people choose to be their individual. They do not feel the need to be traditional and follow their ancestors. They create their own. They have no culture because they are white. I feel the same, though, sometimes I feel I do not need to follow my traditional culture. I wonder why I need to learn about them. I do not really look like I will follow my culture. Sometimes, I do not want to follow my Chinese culture. Sometimes you will see some Chinese people with cultural skills but no education. Sometimes Chinese people are in the news for peeing on the street. I feel embarrassed for associating with them. I just want to be myself. Some people see you as your culture. They will think that I do the same thing as other people. It is okay to be yourself and not follow all your rules. I do need to learn my traditional education at school but I do not learn old Chinese traditions. I feel like they do not make sense. Also, I did not have any freedom in China. I was not able to speak badly about the government. They spy on every citizen. If they find you saying something bad, you will be put in prison. Sometimes culture does not make you who you are. You are the one to decide that. Sometimes it is not beneficial to learn about it. It depends on your person. What does culture mean to me? I have to learn Chinese tradition and pass them on. When it is the Chinese
“We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike” (Ayn Rand, Anthem). If everyone is the same no one can be superior, no one will believe they are better; because once someone believes they are better than others they are harder to control. For any dictator to stay in power they need to be in total control of their people; and children are the best and easiest of individuals to mold their minds into what the dictator wants them to believe, think, and do.
“Oppression, to divide and conquer is your goal. Oppression, I swear hatred is your home. Oppression, you mean only harm.” -Ben Harper
I was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. My mother was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States to continue her education when she was in her mid- twenties. My father is from Fort Walton Beach, Florida. My parents have different cultures, and as a result they have completely different backgrounds. When I was growing up, I had a hard time reconciling these different cultures. It was difficult for me and my sister to know what to do in many social situations because our primary schema (our parents) would act completely different in similar social situations. When I would ask my parents for advice, they would give me contrasting suggestions. As I grew older, I started to realize that both my parents were right, even if they acted like opposites.
One example of how my culture has enhanced my freedom of choice is my upbringing. As a child and even to...
When it comes to family I was raised to be respectful of others but still speak my mind if I had an opinion. I was also raised to respect women which is something you do not see often in American culture anymore. I was taught that I am supposed to open a door or give up my seat to a woman. As a kid you do these things because this is the way we are taught; one you grow up you realize that showing people respect is the right thing to do so you continue doing it. The biggest influence my family had on me was teaching me the value of kindness and the power of knowledge. As a kid I was taught to work hard and then have fun later; sort of like the saying people say "work hard and play hard". My parents dropped out of college so that they could give my sisters and I the opportunities they didn't have, this is the reason I have learned the value of hard work and knowledge. I was also taught to be honest as my parents believed that lies don't get people anywhere and if you tell the truth then you never have to remember a lie. All together I think my parents were trying to teach us to act with integrity and not let others think for us. These influences seem to first be deontological, when I was young I followed these rules because that is what I was taught. Now they appear to be virtuous to me, I still do these things because they seem like somethi...
There are a lot of different cultures in the world we live in today. Finding the place you belong and discovering your own culture can be a challenge. This is especially true when you look at culture as an individual versus culture in your family, or even within your community. I’ve always been very family oriented, so that plays a big part in who I am and how my family’s dynamic works. I believe that my family has had a huge impact on the development of my culture, and I hope that I have had the same impact on theirs.