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My Cultural Identity : My Culture Identity

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My Culture Identity
“ I am a feminist, and what that means to me is much the same as the meaning of the fact I am black: It means that I must . . . respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.”- June Jordan. As life goes on I am learning that we do not always get what we want. In my English class, we read two passages; one was a novel called “ Two Kinds ” by Amy Tan and the other was a poem called “ Legal Alien “ by Pat Mora. The text “ Two Kinds “ is about the conflict between a mother and daughter; her mother just wants her daughter to triumphant in the world, while her daughter wants to just be herself. The other text “ Legal Alien “, is about the speaker describing being bicultural, and how she is …show more content…

‘I’m not a genius! I can’t play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn’t go on TV for a million dollars!’” This quote really stood out to me because she cries out about how nothing that her mother tried would ever change her, even a million dollars. That really is just an inspiration to me because that shows how much she loves being herself, that she would not change herself even for money.
My family is overprotective because they understand the world is a deranged place. Being ordered what to do and wear has been my whole life, because “you never know what can happen.” In the course of reading “ Two Kinds ”, I also realized that we share common situations in our lives. In the story, there is a section that states, “ Soon after my mother got this idea about Shirley Temple, she took me to the beauty training school . . . and put me in the hands of a student who could barely hold the scissors without shaking.” This quote shows that her mother did not really care for what her daughter has to say and Jing-mei would have to obey her regardless of the situation since that is her mother. Even though most of the time they are overbearing, I am glad that they are raising the way they are because it is making me a better person.
I am a steadfast feminist in the center of the world who glorifies being an eccentric-human and battles with overprotective kinfolk. Throughout my life feminism has had a compelling impact on my life. In my opinion, everyone should have

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