Cultural Personal Statement

Allan Rufus wrote “Life is like a game of chess. To win you have to make a move. Knowing which move to make comes with insight and knowledge, and by learning the lessons that are accumulated along the way. We become each and every piece within the game called life!” To me this quote means when you know yourself you can foresee the decisions that you need to make to be beneficial. As you grow older you learn and grow and down the road you get to know yourself on a deeper level. Everything I do, what I see, what I believe in, how I act is and the values that I hold is what makes me who I am. The more I am in synch with my behavior and characteristics the better in tune I am to understanding

Culture identity is what makes you who you are from your childhood to when you are a adult.Appearance,Cloths,Food,Family,and gender make up your culture identity.Whites are not just white,blacks are just black,and hispanics are not all mexican.You can’t really ask them because you just might offend them.

I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My family was catholic and so I was taught to pray and by the age of 13 I had all my sacraments. For most of my life I lived the downtown area of the main city where my mother and her family had also grown up. I considered myself very lucky because even though our economic security was not the best as I grew up, my mother always strived for me to receive the best education she could afford. As a result, I learned to speak English from a very young age and then French, I learned to play the guitar and also to paint. I also took embroidery and etiquette classes and so on. Because of the location where we lived, I also took advantage of many cultural interactions with people from other

When I am asked about my cultural identity I think about my ethnicity. Being an Indian in a predominantly white school I feel awkward and out of place. Through the conflicts of my race and religion I have learned more about myself and my cultural identity.

What is culture, how does it work? Have you ever wondered what culture is? and if you have one? My three topics of my cultural identity are food and drinks, appearance, and electronics.

On our planet, billions of people have lived their lives. They could have used their lives to do well or do bad. These lives are very intriguing. That is one reason why learning about culture is one big factor of my life. My family has a very unique lifestyle, having been in the United States for nearly fifteen years. I have been out of the country, experiencing new things. Having friends and a family of different cultures, a birthday party with both was a captivating thing. Experiencing and learning about our planet's cultures is a big part of who I am.

My cultural identity never really had a place in life. I was once a part of a farming community that loved to prove that small town life was not like the movies. Gender norms were important in their conservative ways, and anyone different or complicated would have been denied. The fantasy of small-town life is something I became nostalgic of, but when reminded of the people, my heart sinks into my chest. I made some great friends, but I knew I didn’t meet their standards. As I grew, I moved into the city with people who I was not sure how to socialize with. Some of these people had never seen large fields of corn, and I couldn’t bring myself be to be social with the unknown. When I did become friends with others, I ended up getting hurt and

My culture is Dutch Indonesian. I get that part of my culture from my dad’s side. I’m not quite sure what my mom’s culture is. I think she is Danish.

Each individual person is not identical. We each have our own unique differences which makes us who we are. We each have our own cultural identity which is shaped by our experiences and history. I am one hundred percent Japanese, but ethnicity is not the only thing that defines my cultural identity. I am teenager who plays basketball, loves technology, and plays video games. I do not celebrate any Japanese traditions or holidays, do not speak Japanese, and have never visited Japan. When I tell people I am Japanese, they want to know all about my Japanese traditions. I feel a little embarrassed of the fact that I cannot answer their question, but at the same time a little bothered that they assume I know all about Japan. Is it my responsibility

Stepping on to my high school’s campus for the first time, I felt a little nervous, a bit excited and very clueless. I rushed to my friends who were conveniently standing near the entrance; almost as to feel safe. The transition from middle school to high school meant very much to me. I entered high school knowing that it was my chance to finally work towards reaching my goal of attending college; it was the chance life had privileged me with. Looking back it all now, It was a change I didn't feel prepared for, yet, I regret very little and glad I worked as hard as I did.

The two weeks I tracked were November 6th through the 19th. I chose those days because I was paid on the 6th, and I wouldn’t be paid again until the 20th. By choosing those dates, I was able to see how much I spent from that paycheck and how much left over I actually had. I liked being able to see how much of my paycheck was left over by the time I was paid again. I use that extra money for a buffer in case there is something I have to spend a little extra money on, and so I always have money in my bank account.

A symbol that reflects my personal cultural identity is liquor. It reflects my personal cultural identity because everyone in my family drinks a lot. They drink for celebration, hard times, devastating disastrous times when we suffer the loss of a family member and just because. Liquor is also a symbol because certain types of liquor reminds me of certain family members and the good times we had together, but also the atrocious barbaric times. For example, when I see a Miller Light can I think of my uncle John and my cousin Mercy. It reminds me of the times we go to Mexican Fiesta together or Summerfest where we would dance fool around and have a good time. When I see a Budweiser I think of my Grandfather and my Father because it is their

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When I think of culture I think of the way I live and where I come from. My culture describes how I act and who I am. My cultural identity is country. My favorite thing about my culture is the food eat because it is some great food. Culture is also about the food I eat, the clothes I wear, the music I listen to, the language I speak, and my religion.

(Origin) When thinking about my family and our roots I identify my family’s places or origin as Germany and Ireland. A majority of my family is of German ancestry and the one exception is my grandmother and she is Irish. I identify these too places as where my family came from due to stories that I have hear from family members and to the traits that each member of my family carries. A majority of my family are all blonde hair, with blue or brown eyes which have a lot of similarities to people from Germany. My family as very few of the traits from the Irish side but the only ones the I have been told are that some people in our family freckle a lot