Cultural Interview Analysis

My cultural interview was with a coworker, 28 years of age and of Hispanic descent. While conducting the interview I learned a lot about the Hispanic culture. Many Hispanics like to be called Latino (a). Some do not like to be referred to as Mexican when they are from other countries other than Mexico. Hispanics also use slang within their culture just like African Americans. Within the culture the male is the dominant figure in the household. All the decisions that affect the family go through the father. If there is no father in the house, the oldest son fulfills that role. The older son may drop out of school so that they may assist the mother at the house in the absence of the father. Many Hispanics

Culture is defined as the boundary between different people from different ends of the earth. For my project I had to interview another person from a different culture. This was difficult for me because I had no idea where to start because I didn’t know what made my culture specific to me. I found my interview subject relatively fast and I sat down and asked the questions. I found my subject from my boss I interviewed my bosses boyfriends sister and we went at it.

Learning a new language seems to have only positive effects. However, for a Mexican American, accomplishing this goal brought him drawbacks in the interaction with his family. In his essay, ‘’Public and Private language,’’ Richard Rodriguez describes the difficulty in learning a new language and the sacrifice he makes to accomplish his goal. Richard Rodriguez shares the difficulty for older people, as they learn a new language; however, for younger generations is easier to learn a new language. Also, the new language creates a lack of communication for Richard Rodriguez.

As my cultural other, I interviewed EMG, she is 26 years old and the au pair for my nephew and niece. She lives in their home since she moved from her hometown Cartagena in southeast Spain. She will be leaving this May to return to Spain, for her sister’s high school graduation, after about 18 months with the family. In the time she has been here, I have seen and interacted with her at family gatherings, usually holidays and birthdays. I have not personally created a bond or relationship with EMG, but I think she is a sweet girl. EMG has become friends with my daughter; they have gone to New York City for New Year’s Eve and Pennsylvania for a Taylor Swift concert.

Being proud of one’s culture and language can often diminish when immigrating to a new country, but the author refuses the rejection of her culture, and most especially her tongue. She captivates the audience by providing a personal experience of when she was attacked for correcting her name, “If you want to be American, speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong” (34). By including an anecdote packed with emotional stimuli, Anzaldua causes us to experience empathy for her and other minorities who are regarded as outsiders in a place they call “home.” She

I just had a conversation with Dr. Mark Gooden over in the college of education. Dr. Gooden is the person I reached out to regarding the cultural competency training for the updates. I will talk to Mike and Alexandra about what I learned. I think it will be a good addition to the week, but I need to try to make it work with the schedule – he needs a minimum of about three hours, but I think we can fit it in. Dr. Gooden’s research is actually in this area and he does this training across the state and nationally for school districts, principals, and other businesses. He’s willing to do it as part of his “service to UT” but he did ask if, in lieu of a payment he would typically charge for this kind of training, if we would be willing

Mexican culture is colorful and rich, enriched with pride and heritage. Family values and strong moral constitution have sustained the culture for hundreds of years. I have had the pleasure to interact and consort with the Mexican culture most of my life in the business that I'm in. Dedication and hard work are the stables that bound the stigma of the Mexican culture. Being that I truly honor the culture I have chosen a friend of mine that I work with to perform my interview upon. My interviewee is Maria Dimas; she was born in Cancun Mexico but has lived most of her life in the United States.

Ethnographic studies can give insight into the way that stereotypes are seen and perceived in the real world. Audrey Shalinsky defines ethnographic fieldwork as a “scientific and artistic” approach to the description and analysis of cultural systems (Shalinsky, 968). I chose to do the ethnographic interview as I wanted to learn about someone else’s experiences and hear a different point of view than my own. I interviewed one of my Cambodian friends who asked if their name could be omitted for privacy purposes. He and I met at a Starbucks so that I could conduct my interview in a relaxed setting where my interviewee would feel comfortable and open to talk about his experiences as someone from Southeast Asian descent. Throughout my interview, I asked him what stereotypes he has encountered and what stereotype he himself projects onto others. He talked about how he goes about his day to day life and how that causes him to be stereotyped in a certain way and the way that he makes assumptions about others based on their lifestyles and appearances. I wanted to mainly focus on the ways that he has been racially stereotyped, but I also wanted to be able to analyze any other stereotypes that people may have developed towards him. Also, I asked him how other people stereotyping him affect him and why he thinks that other people create and use stereotypes to define people that they do not know. Michael Pickering defines stereotyping as “gain and loss” and can change the social

After interviewing Joe, I decided to interview a student that has visited three times the Counseling Center. My interviewee’s name is Maryam Mirzaei. She is 26 years old and identifies as Persian. Maryam was born in Iran and is about to transfer to California State University, Northridge. I asked her what is her definition of culture, has she ever felt excluded based on her culture or ethnic background, what she wishes people knew about her, and how has she seen Pierce incorporate diversity on campus. Maryam stated her cultural background is her way of living. Because of her Persian roots, she celebrates a lot of Persian holidays. They remind her who she is and where her ethnic values come from. She feels comfortable knowing that in a lot of

I agree with your post about the competence which always involves having an open mind, and being respectful when dealing with different cultures. Learning, accept and respect other cultures is an important step for having new experiences and learning about the world. Each patient requires respect and acceptance as a human being. Another important factor is the communication, which is the corner stone of nurse patient relation. The purpose of the relationship is to help the patient, to promote healing, and to support functioning. Provide Cultural Competence Training for Employees is also important factor. Training also should be included as part of new-hire training and/or annual competency review. The main reason is the cultural competence

The last person I interviewed was Lara who is from Kopavogur, Iceland. The first thing I wanted to know about Iceland was how people compared socially to people in the U.S.. She told me that socially it is very different. People are very pleasant especially strangers you see around town, but when you go shopping someone holding the door for you is not something that is common like in America. It is not that people are rude, just that strangers here aren’t as willing to speak to those whom they don’t know. The next thing we talked about was the food in Iceland and how different it is from American food. She stated, “Everything in Iceland does not have to be transported such long distances, so our food is more fresh because we don’t have to add as many preservatives. The food is of higher quality than in America because of how pure the ingredients are. We also don’t have as many fast food restaurants because of how unhealthy they are, and because the price is just the same as preparing your own food. We also don’t have food places that serve breakfast because it is more common to cook your own.”. The final question that I asked everyone else I interviewed I asked Lara. “What did you think America was going to be like before you came here?”. She replied with that she had already been to the northern part of America such as Boston which

fter the interview I conclude that there are many things about beliefs and cultures I don’t know

As I nervously walked off the bus, I looked towards my new family who beckoned me towards them with signs and open arms. After hearing the Spanish-sounding blur coming out of my new sister's mouth, I could only produce a blank stare in response. I immediately came to the realization that living in a Spanish-speaking culture would not be as easy as I had expected, and my ten years of classroom Spanish would not be enough. This was a living language that I would have to learn and adjust to. Despite the preparation undergone for this trip of a lifetime, I quickly became overwhelmed living with a host family as an exchange student for six weeks in Paraná, Argentina. The mental strain of this language immersion alone would have been enough, but

The interview followed a semi-structured interview design. The adoption of this technique not only allowed multiple questions that would delve into the athlete’s thoughts but it also brought about the ability for probing questions to be asked. Therefore, enhancing the chances of gathering a higher volume of information conjoined with more detailed explanations as to why the athlete thought he used certain techniques. Throughout the interview it quickly became evident that the athlete was focused on winning. Portraying himself as outcome orientated (Duda, Olson & Templin, 1991), by placing his ego above performance through the choice of wanting to win, even if it meant he performed badly. The interview started with the sharing of some information

The word carnival comes from the Latin carne vale, or "farewell to the flesh”.The Brazilian Carnival is the most anticipated events for Brazilians and one of the world’s most notorious and humongous parties. Carnival (actually Carnaval in Portuguese) is a wild celebration of food, alcohol, music and fun. Carnival is held all over the country; celebrations differ a bit by region, but Rio de Janeiro 's celebration is the most popular, drawing crowds of 500,000 foreigners annually from across the globe. It 's held annually for a few days before the start of Lent, the 40-day period of fasting, abstinence and repentance that 's observed by the Roman Catholic Church before Easter.However, the Brazilians morphed it into a version uniquely their own over time, adding in elements from the people 's African and indigenous cultural backgrounds. Thus, Carnival in Brazil eventually incorporated lots of parades, elaborate costumes, music, dancing and balls. A tradition also developed where people dress up in opposing roles: men dress as women, aristocrats dress as commoners, the poor dress as the rich. The Brazilian carnival has a deep history from around the world, tons of culture mix throughout, and so many events to explore.