How Culture Has Shaped Me

My grandparents raised me when I was young because my parents were busy toiling away at work to support my siblings and I. Through my grandparents, I learned strength. My grandfather, a former political activist and soldier in Vietnam, suffered a gigantic loss: Losing the Vietnam war. Still, he refused to kneel under the hand of oppression. He restarted his life in a brand new, foreign country with seven children,

ortunate to live in a border city because of the diversity in cultures in our city I have had great people that have influenced me and touched my life. By living next to Mexico and having a grandmother that is fluent in Spanish and more comfortable speaking her language I have learned how to speak and understand Spanish. Being bilingual in El Paso or even in the US is an important skill to have because I am able to communicate with more people that speak predominately Spanish.

Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings, wide roads, newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA, it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my classes at the elementary level since all they spoke was English. Los Angeles is a city of great diversity, therefore it is believed to be the perfect place for any person arriving from another country to not feel like a foreign, such believe

Growing up as a member of a Chinese household in a mostly Asian dominant society is vastly different from an average suburban American lifestyle, I became aware of this when I moved from my Asian dominant society of Daly City to a Caucasian and Latino majority of Napa.To start off, both of my parents immigrated from Hong Kong in need of a new life for their siblings and parents and to escape the violence from their homeland- Cultural Revolution and Communist Revolution of 1949. From this incident , both me and my older brother were the first in our average family to be born in the U.S .

It takes a village to raise a child, and that is the atmosphere that I was raised in. My grandparents' house is open to anyone who needs a home. As a child I lived with my mom, cousins, aunts, uncles, great uncle, and great grandma. I was always entertained and learning. My family taught me how to write in cursive and how to count, but they also taught me life lessons that I will never forget.

Personal social and cultural influences, along with genetics, is what makes everyone an individual. I can testify that I am not the same person at age 51 that I was at age 18. Genetics include the predisposition to chronic conditions and diseases their impact on life. Life experiences contributing the most influence on who I am today include, growing up on a farm in a rural community, being raised by my grandparents due to a broken home situation, raising children, living through physical and emotional abuse, and personal growth working as a nurse in various settings. These experiences have and will continue to be assets to my nursing practice through the understanding of the effects that chronic disease, verbal and physical abuse, and broken

Even though I was born and lived in Jamaica for the first seven years of my life I have been somewhat ignorant to its culture and because of this assignment I was able to learn a great deal about my country 's culture through another 's encounters and observations. Not only did I learn about my country but I gained new knowledge about my mother and her experiences as well. Her name is Kayla and she was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She began by introducing her culture 's background. “Jamaica, originally settled on by Taino settlers, was named 'Xaymaca ' meaning land of wood and water. The slaves brought over to the land were of course from Africa which is why we have adopted many of their customs of which I will elaborate later.” As she shared with me her experiences she also expounded on the norm of such things in Jamaican culture.

My Grandpa was a hard worker, when he was 18 he was drafted into the Marines and was sent off to Vietnam. He didn't like to talk about his time over there. After the war he worked at Grandvue where he retired after a long career. That's when he started to play golf. He had a big impact on my life because he taught me a lot of life lessons when I was young. He always told me to believe in

My surroundings growing up, and until this very moment, has made me the person that I am today. This is so important, because it shows who I am beyond a transcript or a resume. It shows that I am so much bigger than myself, and that I can achieve great things. My community, close family, and my peers at school each influenced me to become a bigger and better person who is ready to take on the outside world, capable of juggling things that come my way, and the drive to make the world a better place one goal at a

What can you remember from your childhood that is a significant source of culture? For me, my life has been all about different and mixed cultures. I am a mix of many diverse ethnicities, my two main being French and Russian.

The culture I have chosen is the Nubian culture. The name “Nubians” come from either the Nubian language meaning “slaves” or ancient Egyptian word nab meaning “gold”. It was a meaning for gold because the Nubian Valley had gold mines area surrounding the valley. To some scholars, Nubians are also referred as Kushites because of the Kingdom of Kush. The Nubians originated form present-day Sudan and Egypt. The Nubia region was in the southern part of Egypt and northern part of Sudan. Nubia was also broken into two parts, the Lower Nubia region and Upper Nubia region. Today, most of the Nubian descendants still live in the area of ancient Nubia and some parts of Egypt. The ancient people of Nubia inhabited the along the banks of the Nile

Culture defines people’s values, beliefs, and personal interests. Culture is important because it allows people to maintain a unique identity society. Many cultures have common interests, while others may have customs that differ greatly from that of another. Technology has had a huge impact on present day cultures. Many culture have been altered including my own, and some have been created due to the rise of technology. Cultures differ so greatly that someone belonging to one culture may not agree with the values of another, which then causes social and ethical issues. My culture shares many similarities with others around the world; most of which have connected more people in recent years than ever before. Cultural gaps, and lack of

“‘We had our test today, and she made me and the other Indians sit at the back of the room, with a desk between each one… She said it was because Indians cheat’” (Rau 48). Admiring the short story, By Any Other Name written by Santha Rama Rau, the teacher was discriminating against the Indian students because of her culture's perception of Indians. This type of biased opinion appears across all cultures and at times is difficult to understand. Despite the argument that misunderstandings between various cultures ultimately decide how they view one another because each individual has the choice to form opinions and thoughts beyond their culture's teachings; acknowledging, all

During my upbringing my parents were strong influences in how I formed who I am. From an early age they set a prime example of how I knew I would want to conduct myself in the

As a teenager who had everything in life, I had an attitude. I was full of myself. My parents always gave me more than what I really deserved, and I thought I could do basically anything. I had no fear whatsoever of getting into trouble. When I decided to leave the country to attend college, everything changed for me. Not only did I experience life alone in a different country, with a different culture and a different language, but also I had to embrace humility in order to make new