Mexican Cultural Identity

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I remember sitting in the car when I asked my mom to change the “estación de radio” from 96.1 to Kiss FM and in that moment she snapped. She frustratingly asked in Spanish, “¿por qué no te gusta oír música en español? ¿Por qué no eres como tus hermanas?” That’s when it finally stood out to me that I am not like the rest of my family. I don’t enjoy listening to music in Spanish nor do I enjoy some traditions my family has. I’m white washed they say and perhaps I am, but my parents don’t recognize that I grew up in a completely different environment than they did. For that reason, I feel a sense of loneliness and alienation for not matching the cultural identity of my parents. I would describe my cultural identity as a grapevine. I stem from my parents’ roots and their values and customs, but as I grow up I change. I grow and intertwine into a complex grapevine of Mexican culture, American culture, and more. My roots will stay the same but it will be left behind as I’m exposed to more than just my parents and the beliefs stemmed in my household. The environment and weather is different than how it is in my house and so my end product will be different. I’ll intertwine in many directions as I …show more content…

I’ll blame it on the fact that I haven’t confessed to the priest and so I can’t receive the bread and wine for so I’ll be receiving the Body and Blood of Christ in a state of disgrace. But in reality, my parents don’t know that I am not as religious as they want me to be. My whole family, including my extended family, are Catholics. I too once catergorized myself as a Catholic, but as I got more involved in American culture and education, I became less interested and less spiritually involved with Catholicism. I keep mouth shut because I still want that sense of belonging, but I don’t actually agree or enjoy certain aspects of my parent’s