I recognize my big heart feed with their love, warmth, support, and care. It reminds me that I was taught to act as if there were a crown on my head. To be the strong graceful woman I know I am every single day. My Irish blood isn’t my only genetic makeup however. I could ask the same question again, what does it mean to be Mexican.
What being Mexican means to me , is that we are hard workers and we try our best. Of course there other things that make me Mexican. In which i’ll talk about during this essay. For example food, homemade drinks and the special events.
Being Hispanic makes me feel proud. It is something that makes me what I am, remembering my Mexican roots reminds me as my ancestors fought to get what they intended. Being Hispanic is not easy for all the prejudices that has this society. We havebeing judget as thieves, rapists, and much more. As in all societies there are people who make mistakes during his life and choose wrong paths but that is no reason to generalize to all those who belong to that social group.
I am very proud of my Hispanic heritage. Even though, I am an United States citizen, I am always going to belong to my Hispanic backgrounds. There are so many reasons that I am proud to be Guatemalan and American that I could write a whole book about it. However, I regularly participate in my Hispanic culture and community through my family, traditions, and by being bilingual.
Betsy Casas Chicano Studies 10A/ Dis 2k Professor Romero/ Brenda Nicholas December 9th, 2015 An Analysis of the Traditional Chicano Social Identity For more than one hundred years, Mexicans (as well as other Latino groups) have been regarded as racially non-white peoples, who are not able to become part of mainstream American white society; as they (we) have been systematically “put aside” and have substantially been prohibited participation, and therefore access to such. This has been strongly manifested by the evident marginalization, as well as second-class treatment, experienced by this and other Latino groups in the United States.
Chicano is well known and recognized around the world. Their devotion to Catholic Church and tradition is unparalleled. Their contribution to human development has been substantial and unique (Long, np). Latino culture maintains self-reliance but not in expense of family betrayal as the family is the center of psychological function. Approval of the family is extremely important when one is engaging in any adventure.
It is the way we communicate, and how we can express ourselves for who we are. One of the main factors that makes Hispanics, Hispanics. Although, there are different interpretations of what being Hispanic truly means. My interpretation of what being Hispanic means to me comes from my learning experiences throughout the past years. Most students would have the opportunity to rest during the holiday breaks.
I am an athlete who plays for the U.S national team. I was born in Nevada. I am Mexican and a little bit British. My grandfather is from England born and raised and my grandmother is from Mexico born and raised. Elements of culture that define who I am are the traditions me and my family do together, we go to church every Sunday, and the last element is the food that I eat.
I believe the term, hispanic, itself does not define who I am. I define who I am and who I want to become. However, I do come from a Mexican heritage. Coming from a Mexican heritage has influenced and deeply impacted my life. My heritage has taught me a lot.
As a Mexican American, being Hispanic means everything I live, breathe and stand for. To me Hispanic means family, culture, unity, sacrifice and love. Growing up in a Mexican household, allowed me to embrace the meaning of family and welcome the core values that have been embedded in my heart and spirit. I am proud and honored to be taught how to work hard physically and mentally, to commit and lead in causes that are worth the fight, to sacrifice for others and to serve one another in love. Not only was I led by example of these things, but I had numerous opportunities to see it in Hispanic community and the church as well.
I grew up in a two-parent household with my parents being married before they had children. My father has always been the one that provides finically, while my mother was the one who took care of my siblings and I throughout my childhood. Being that both of my parents were born in Mexico, I consider myself Mexican American. I am proud to be Mexican American. Culture plays a huge role in shaping your identity.
Even if I was born and raised in America, my Mexican traditions have always been present. For example, our family gathering are always huge and last the whole day. With every gathering or occasion Mexican food can always be found. One of my favorite part of having a family gathering is coming together and cooking a huge feast with my sisters, while my children play with their cousins. With all the Mexican traditions in my life it impacts the way I live and how I raise my children.
I’m the first generation of my family to be Mexican -American, but I have been introduced to the Mexican culture since I was born. I appreciate the difficulties my parents have faced to make me the person that I am today even though I wasn’t born in Mexico my parents have taught me the language and the culture which I’m so proud of being part of. For others being Hispanic is actually being born in any Latin American countries which is not true at all. Being Hispanic is much more than my cultural background it actually describes how much I appreciate my culture and how I get to experience things other people don’t. I fit into the Hispanic community through the experiencing the culture first hand ,participating in traditions and planning to include my culture in my future.
I identify as a Latina. I have always considered myself as a Latina, but throughout time, I believe that I have assimilated more into a white individual because of the privilege that I hold and because I have lived in the US most of my life. I have received mostly negative messages from those who are not from my ethnicity. My peers and I were told we wouldn’t graduate high school and be laborers for the rest of our lives. With the current politics, I believe that this still holds true where some people still hold stereotypes and give oppressing messages to Latinos.
My cultural identity My culture differs from my parents because of they were raised and where they lived and how they ate and how they acted. How they were raised kinda game gave them an idea of how they wanted to raise their children. Where they lived could have helped influence where they wanted to live in the future for their cultural identity sake. My mom is hispanic so how she ate when she was a child is different from how she eats now , because of differnert things .
