Cultural Background And Identity Of The Space

Finally, people’s cultural identity are totally different from different places they were born. Everybody is themselves and there is no way you can change that or them. The most important elements are ethnicity, relationships, community and family to cultural

Were any of your answers to the survey questions impacted by your culture and how? What culture do you belong to? Explain.

There comes a point where all the pain, heavy breathing and thin oxygen don’t matter anymore. My body and mind become hyper focused on making sure I’m able to reach the 6000ft altitude mark. While in that state of mind I do believe I achieve non-duality. I do feel at one with the earth, nature and, the universe. I am miles away from the city where all social rules, vanities, and materialistic things are left behind. It’s just me my bike, the road, nature, and solitude. This gives me the ability to rid my mind of the body. As the great philosopher Socrates said, the body is a hindrance to our soul. In other words, The Body is a hindrance because the soul is always in search of knowledge and truth and our bodies have physiological needs that must be meet both mentally and physically. Therefore, those needs hinder our innate hunger for truth and knowledge and the ultimate metaphysical question of life. Ultimately, cycling for me is not only a sport but a way for me to meditate, and think of the bigger picture of life to reach an altered state of

My cultural identity is very important to me, as it makes me who I am. Both of my parents are Punjabi and they were both raised in Punjab, India. My mom migrated to America in 1998 and my dad did in 1997. I grew up around many Punjabi traditions such as Rakhiri, which is believed to tie the bonds between brother and sister, and Diwali which celebrates major historical events. I also grew up in a joint family which included my mom, dad, little brother and my moms sister, her husband, and her two kids. Since we lived together from such a young age, I was completely oblivious to the fact that we were considerd a joint family. Growing up i would say that i had two moms, two dads, and three brothers which people considered absurd. I am also very

My cultural identity, as I know is Mexican American because both my parents are born in Mexico and I was born here. I can also be defined as a Chicana because that is another way used to call a Mexican American. My culture can be seen in so many different ways like for example it can be seen in food, music, religion, dance, art, festivals, and even more. Most of these traditions have changed a little bit over time as they were brought to the U.S. What I mean by that is that some of those traditions were brought from Mexico, and had a little change into them because they were combined with some traditions that have already been here in the U.S.

Cultural identity is the belonging of an individual to a group. According to the iceberg model of culture, this group typically shares the same behaviors, beliefs, and values and thought patterns. As someone whose response to the question “where are you from?” sounds more like strained sounds than actual words, I have struggled tremendously with determining the cultural identities that construct my identity. I often feel more like a cultural chameleon than an individual possessing cultural identities, the constant change from one culture to the next leaving me feeling bereft of my own. However, upon deeper reflection, I have come to realize that it is my identity that is fluid, as prescribed in the critical perspective of identity, and is in constant development, as prescribed in the interpretive perspective of identity. While my identity is adaptable and evolving, I do possess certain cultural identities. These cultural identities come in great variety, from my national identity as an American to my racial identity as a white person. As I grow, however, I have found that it is my cultural identifications of being a female, survivor, and Nomadic Culture Kid that are most salient and influential in my identity development.

Culture definitely plays a role in who I will become and my values show how different I can be from others; I hope when writing this cultural autobiography to help understand myself better. My cultural identity is a combination of my worldview and values combined with my position in the nine microcultures.

How do you feel about your ethnic identity? What are the strengths and weaknesses you perceive in your ethnic group?

When I think about the culture I come from, I immediately think about my Japanese and Filipino lineage. I also think about Hawaii, and how growing up there has shaped me today. This are only parts of the equation to my cultural identity. No matter what nationality or country you grow up in, each person is exposed to different ideals that mix in with their background culture. I would like to look at my cultural identity by looking at some traditions in Hawaii, the organizations I’ve been a part of, and my own unique personal identity. Each of these has played a role in shaping my own cultural identity.

The first, and arguably one of the most important characteristics of my cultural identity is my ethnicity. I come from a traditional Indian household, where both my parents grew up in India. My ancestors are from Tamil Nadu which is in the southeast

My culture identity, as I know it as is African American. My culture can be seen in food, literature, religion, language, the community, family structure, the individual, music, dance, art, and could be summed up as the symbolic level. Symbolic, because faith plays a major role in our daily lives through song, prayer, praise and worship. When I’m happy I rely on my faith, same as when I’m sad, for I know things will get better as they have before.

My ethnic identity is Mexican. I have always identified as Mexican. However, I remember questioning my ethnicity when I began working and interacting with a wide range of people. African-Americans would question me and ask if I was sure I was 100 percent Mexican. I thought in my head, how could any of us be 100 percent of any single race/ethnicity. It was not till then that I decided to question and look into where my father’s family came from and

Next, nationality makes up an important part of my cultural identity. My nationality is American. There are only a few people in my culture whom have different nationalities than I do. They have different customs than I do, but we share the same religion. They teach me how they did things in their home country compared to how we do things in America. They help shape my cultural identity by introducing me to different customs.

I identify with multiple cultures such as: being a Catholic, Caucasian, female, nursing student. The two main cultures I am going to discuss are my ethnicity as well as my families’ geographic residence. My ethnicities are Slovenian and German. My parent’s grew up in New York and Canada. My mom grew up in New York and my dad in Toronto, therefore, I grew up with a mixture of both of these cultures. For example, I tend to complete tasks as quickly as possible; which comes from the culture of large cities like New York and Toronto. All in all, I identify with many cultures, but for the purpose of this assessment, I’m focusing on my ethnicity and parent’s geographic residence.

Cultural identity is the basis in which identification is used to express different aspects pertaining to identity and heritage. A person's cultural identity may be created by social organization, as well as traditions and customs within their lives. The two aspects that construct my cultural identity are the frequent chores I must complete every day in order to fulfill my behavioral expectations, and the youth group I attend weekly. These aspects are important to my family and me. Therefore, my identity has an immeasurable effect on my upbringing into this multi-cultural world I live in.