Examples Of Cultural Plunge

Dancing” three woman represent a cultural shift of Puerto Rican immigrants, by each woman's lifestyle was one was halfway Americanized half Puerto Rican looking, one was Americanized, and one was still in the Puerto Rican culture. In the home movie, there were three women the cousin, mother, and the brother's girlfriend sitting on the couch together wearing all red dresses, During the time of the party, each woman is experiencing something different just by looking at how they were dressed. During the home movie, All three are years younger and older than each other. The author had asked her mother why every woman at the party was in a red dress, all the mother could say was that it was all a coincidence.(52)

A Quinceañera is a popular rite of passage ceremony in Mexico, celebrated exclusively by girls. The term comes from the Spanish words quince and años, which mean fifteen and years (cf. Barbezat n.p.). As the name says it stands for a girl turning 15, which marks the end of childhood and symbolizes the start of a new life chapter as a grown woman (cf. Avila García). Important features of the celebration are family, womanhood and integrating the girl in the community as a new adult. Furthermore, the Quinceañera is now also ready to take responsibilities, make her own decisions and has more rights than she had before turning 15, for example driving a car. She is gaining liberty with her 15th birthday, and is about to make new experiences, like

As the year passed me by it gave me time to think and time to realize that it did cost money to throw such a festivity and that it’s not as important as many traditional Latinos see it. All I really needed when I turned fifteen was my family and most of all my mother who raised me to be a reasonable, smart, mature woman. What I learned from this experience was that I didn’t need a big party to know that I made the rite of passage to become a woman; all I needed was those who were close to me, responsibility and

To help me understand and analyze a different culture, I watched the film Selena. The film tells the life story of the famous singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Not only does it just tell personal stories from her life, it also gives insight to the Mexican-American culture. Her whole life she lived in the United States, specifically in Texas, but was Hispanic and because of that both her and her family faced more struggles than white singers on the climb to her success. Even though the film is a story about a specific person, it brought understanding into the culture in which she lived. Keeping in mind that these ideas that I drew about the Mexican-American culture is very broad and do not apply to every single person in the culture, there

A way I participate in cultural tradition is by being a folkloric dancer. I’ve been dancing since I was 5. When I first started dancing I was in a group called Yumare , then when I turned 8 my mom switched me over to the recent group I am inn called Norahua. My group helps out a lot around the community by dancing in shows , parties , events or for the capital. Last year in June I turned 15 , being hispanic that is a big part of life. Turning 15 you're becoming a woman and you start going through a lot of phrases after. In July 15, 2017 I had a big party and being Hispanic we call it a Quince. My mom and I started planning my quince the minute I turned 14 because it's a long process into getting everything. I love helping my mom and grandma make food , especially on holidays or parties. Ever since I was little I would enjoy watching them make tamales, posole, gorditas and more for christmas or on a daily and every time we make food we have to have music playing , we enjoy listening to spanish music like cumbias and huapangos or a mixture of

. The day of my Quinceanera started early. I had just turned 15 and it was the birthday I had always dreamed of. I was always a dama in other Quinceanera’s, but now it was time for my own celebration. In Mexican culture, a dama is just like a bridesmaid. I had 14 of my closest friends as my dama’s to be a part of my “court of honor”. All 14 girls wore beautiful hot pink dresses and had polished hairstyles. The girls looked like beautiful dolls. When my mother was a little girl she had two Quinceanera’s. One celebration took place in Mexico and the other here in California. Looking back at my

All birthdays are special. Birthdays celebrate life and the passing of time. In a young Mexican girl life, there is no birthday more important then her quinceañera. The quinceañera is a celebration of a girl’s journey into womanhood. The story of my fifteenth birthday is contributed for a better understanding of how special it is to celebrate a girl’s transformation into a lady, and how it differs from any other birthday she celebrates.

I am going to tell you about a famous, yet kinda eerie celebration that takes place in mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives, most Mexican Americans (including myself) don’t even acknowledge this day, unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event.

Throughout the years since, I have attended to many quinceaneries. The one that stands out the most in my mind is my Cousin Christian’s quinceanera. The moment she told me what where steps in having a quinceanera was the moment that I will never forget. Thanks to her, I ready know what quinceanera is and what does it stand for. Most countries need to celebrate their daughter’s fifteen birthday by having quinceanera because

The conversion from childhood to womanhood is an extremely significant event in practically any culture. This event is known as a Quinceañera, also called fiesta de quince años, fiesta de quinceañera, quince años, quinceañero or commonly known as quince which is consisted of a celebration of a girl 's fifteenth birthday with cultural roots in Latin America but celebrated all over America. Nonetheless, Hispanics, recognize this occasion by doing the celebration of a Quinceañera. The Quinceañera tradition is believed to have initiated several years ago when the Spanish conquerors initiated the tradition in Mexico while others believe the tradition began with the Aztecs. During that ancestral home of the Aztec Indians, whose empire succeeded

In Spanish-speaking communities in the United States, girls do still have a Quinceanera, but it has to be altered in the way that it is done. There are many people that do not speak Spanish in the U.S., so there’s has to be a way to coordinate these people into the celebration, since mostly even have the English Language in common. Invitations for Quinceanera are made both in Spanish and In English. The invitations that are in English might read “Sweet 15” instead of a Quinceanera. Traditions that are done during the ceremony might not be done, they might be done before the ceremony. A young girl may chose to have a “Sweet 16” instead of the traditional Quinceanera. A “Sweet 16” is the coming of age party in the United

In Latin America it is a custom for families to celebrate a daughters fifth-tenth birthday. This is a tradition to announce to the community that their daughter is ready to be part of the community as a woman. By this time, young girls know how to clean and cook, but most of all have the capability to bear children. The celebration is also a reminder that they soon will one day be married. Or the tradition can have a new meaning to a young girl’s life. Instead of motherhood they build their confidence and see themselves with potential to do what they dream of. Once Upon a Quinceañera by Julia Alvarez is ineffective because the quinceañera has and will always be associated to the grooming and preparation of young women into motherhood: As long

My first reaction when receiving this assignment was surprise. Usually, a "cultural plunge" would involve a person entering a cultural type environment that is not within the person's comfort zone, as described by Pham (2013). However, since this type of plunge is also outside of our comfort zone, I suppose that it could also qualify as a cultural plunge. I am looking forward to trying this exercise, since I believe it will teach me a lot about not only myself, but also about others.

As I contemplated on what my cultural plunge was going to be, it made me realize that I am lucky to say that I have been exposed and acquainted with maybe more than the usual. My ex-husband is Middle Eastern, I am Mexican, and I have homo-sexual friends, and have and had friends that are African-American, Caucasian, Japanese, Filipino, Jewish, and Korean. I finally chose to explore more of the Asian culture because although I have friends that are Asian I liked to know more about their culture. Being that I love to cook, I decided to go to an Asian market. As I searched the internet for suggestions on where to go, I found 99 Ranch Market to have the highest ratings. 99 Ranch Market is an Asian

After dinner, presentations were given by the Student Organization of Latinos (SOL), Black Student Union (BSU), Hmong Student Union (HSU) and the Asian Student Association (ASA). SOL demonstrated the basics of celebrating a quinceanera, including the religious aspects and ritualistic behaviors. To prepare for this coming-of-age party, the family dresses up, goes to church, takes pictures and throws the actual party, where symbolic gifts and actions are reciprocated. Next, the BSU danced to the Cha Cha Slide and the Cupid Shuffle, which were noted to be common along with games in bringing people together at the BSU. The HSU and ASA collaborated on their presentation, performing two graceful dances in traditional Hmong garments. After the amazing performances, the group Salsa Manzana continued to perform until the end of the