Cultural influences people on how to communicate with one another and its methods of communication from one culture to another. Culture plays a significant role in intercultural communication. Cultural identity is an element in a person’s life when one understands their own culture, leading to an understanding and appreciation of other cultures as well. It promotes a vital part of communication between people who come from different cultures. This paper will examine my Mexican American cultural background and how it affects my way of communicating with others. The Mexican American society is rich with culture, traditions, folklore, and religion. These major influences are especially seen in the Los Angeles area. This area is rich in music, food, and customs of the Mexican culture. Here is where the majority of the Spanish language is spoken. The Mexican American culture is not just a blend of Mexico and the United States, it goes back further than …show more content…
The folklores of this particular culture hold creencias or beliefs that have shaped Mexican history. These stories serve to stimulate the minds of Mexican Americans that keep the history alive. For children it brings a view of a mystic world of the past to life in their eyes. It is the heart and soul of the culture and it gives people the insight to their value system. One story in particular from what I remember as a child was the story of La Llorona. Told to me by my grandmother, it scared me to death. La Llorona known as the weeping woman is a ghost story of Mexican folklore, tells of a woman who lost her children and now weeps while looking for them in a river. It is send that if you see or hear her, death will be upon you. This story scared me and I never went out at night for a very long time. This story just wants to assure parents that their little ones will not be out late along the riverbanks in
American Southwest or borderland music has been indubitably morphed two distinct cultures and their respective sounds to create a popular music genre that continues to thrive. Tex-Mex or Tejano music originated in Texas and combines influences especially from Mexico, however, other Latin American countries have also shaped this genre. Tejano music was particularly more popular in the 1990’s with bands such as, La Mafia, gaining substantial recognition and receiving various Grammy Awards for their work. Perhaps, the most well-known Tejano artist is Selena Quintanilla who graciously combined her American culture with her Mexican roots. This is the essence of borderland music as it unites these cultures and the elements of polka, pop, rock, R&B
The traditional Mexican corrido was a culmination of styles which migrated to the Latin nation. Particularly,
It’s a typical Tuesday night, I’m munching on microwave popcorn and listening to big band jazz while studying for my AP World History history midterm, when a vexing pattern emerges from the blur of my notes. I see where a white man existed; a white man was a king, a white man fixed the problems, a white man traveled the world, a white man walked on the moon. My lined paper, filled with highlighter marks and pen lines turned thoroughly white and an air of Eurocentrism wafts from the textbook and bleeds through the paper. The famous quote states “History is written by the winners.”
Archaic period sites across Mesoamerica resemble the same building methods and technology used by other groups spread throughout the Southwestern and Southeastern regions of North America. Artist 's depiction of an Archaic period village.[224] Paleo and Archaic era groups carried influenced technologies from these groups with them as they migrated into the Mesoamerican region. These were the hunter-gather groups that were beginning to settle and merge into archaic settlements. These groups learned and developed near similar technological concepts and ideas within their own cultural practices.
There are many similarities between American and Mexican schools. One similarity between American and Mexican schools is the technology that is used in the schools. Mexican schools use SMART board technology and have interactive classroom support like my school, Springs Studio for Academic Excellence in the United States. Another similarity between American and Mexican schools are the subjects taught in school. In both Mexican and American schools mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies are taught.
Did you ever think of the diversity of Hispanic heritage? Probably not, but you should because that heritage is truly remarkable. It is so outstanding in many different ways than other heritages, such as the amount of languages, culture, and the passion of all the people who proudly say that their Hispanic. That is why Hispanic Heritage month shows just how diverse the heritage really is. Do you know what being diverse really means?,
Salsa is one genre that is played in the island a lot. Puerto Rico has a lot of music festivals that include all those genres. The culture in Mexico is very similar to Puerto Rico. Mexico is mostly influenced by Spanish. Their main religion is roman catholic just like Puerto Rico.
Being Hispanic has taught me a whole world of things. It has taught me that the world is not what you expect it to be. Going to a public school and being th minority is completely different than going to a see my cousins where every thing is different. The way we talk, the food we eat. Its all different.
We’re constantly being influences by our surrounding. Usually, our parent’s cultural background plays a significant part in shaping who we are. On the other hand, co-cultures also promote their own set of values which could easily shape our ideas about certain matters as well. These components are a part of how we perceive ourselves and how others perceive too. Growing in a Mexican household allowed me to be exposed to more family orientated events that included music, food and dancing.
BASTING OF CULTURES There are many elements that make up the Mexican costumes: on one hand, the heritage of indigenous groups, which are 62 different2, most of them living in the centre and south of the country, on the other hand, the influence of the Spaniards. Before the Colony, the female clothing consisted of a huipil, a girdle and an enredo (or “skirt waistband”). The arrival of the Spanish in America brought the blouses, skirts and hoods. The huipil is a garment used by the indigenous people of several Mexican regions, including the states of Chiapas, Puebla and Jalisco.
Although there are similarities between Mexican and American cultures based on Hofstede’s culture theory, culture differences are still exist between the two countries in terms of power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, and time management. Local employees tend to expect to be told what to do by supervisors and they try to manage a close long-term commitment to the organization (Hofstede Center, 2016). Often times, people promise that the tasks or assignments will be competed by a certain time, but their paces are usually slow. This is part of Mexican culture so the expats need to be better prepared and know what to expect (ExpatFocus, 2015). As the information we have collected, most Mexicans do speak some English, but Spanish is
I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia along with my younger siblings. I am the oldest child out of three, one brother and a sister that are very annoying. My parents immigrated from Mexico to give us, their children, a better life. I am Hispanic and very proud of my heritage, especially getting to eat Mexican food every night with my family. When I was born my dad decided to give me the name “Emily” because he simply liked the way it sounded, recently in a name dictionary I read that it means herd worker which I agree matches who I am.
In the world we live in, many people are blind to the cultures around them. Why learn about things that don’t have anything to do with us? What we fail to realize is that all of our cultures have many similarities as well as differences. This paper will be showing you the similarities and differences of culture between North America and the Spanish-speaking country “Spain”. Describing the comparisons in music, religious beliefs, and sports.
Mexico is right below The United States of America and the cultures are not very similar. One thing that mainly surprised me about Mexican culture is that when any two people communicate, a fair amount of touching is involved. In The United States of America, that is not very common. One thing I believe would surprise others about Mexican Culture is the way people make eye contact. For example, when a child is in trouble and looks directly into the parent’s
The last difference in this paper is the difference in greeting of other people in the two cultures. In Mexican culture, you greet people by shaking their hands or giving a slight bow when introduced. Mexicans greet women differently than they greet men: when greeting a woman, Mexicans generally bow and only shake hands if the lady extends hers first. American greeting style is informal with just a saying of “Hi” or a brief 3-5 second hand shake. Americans don’t have a separate greeting style for women because they believe in gender equality.