Personal Narrative: My Cultural Identity

Understanding Culture One source once stated, “Cultural identity is a broader term: people from multiple ethnic backgrounds may identify as belonging to the same culture” (Trumbull and Pacheco 9). People have the right to analyze their culture to better themselves and they should not be judged for expressing their cultures. Many have different beliefs concerning the term culture and what it means to them. One source explains cultural identity can be defined as, “When we encounter a culture that is different from our own, one of the things we are faced with is a set of beliefs that manifest themselves in behaviors that differ from our own” (Trumbull and Pacheco 10). Various aspects of a person’s life that may determine his or her cultural

In terms of culture, the foods we cosume or don't consume can play a role in defing our identity. Culture is defined as the values,beliefs and attitudes practiced and accepted by members of a group or community. Culture is something that is learned and not inherited. "Eating is a daily reaffirmation of one's cultural identity. Many people affiliate the foods from their culture, their childhood with warm, good feelings and memories. The food

Secondly, this connects to my culture because of the memories with my friends at the park and me still being friends with my friends till this day. This connects to me by me having and making great memories today with friends and family. Another connection to my culture is me and my friends having good times together. Finally, this is important to me because there was unforgettable memories and life lessons being made. One of the life lessons I learned was “life is too short to not enjoy it” I was just thinking at the time to enjoy my life and I did enjoy my life in a way by being with my friends and having fun playing games, hanging out, and me being happy. The games me and my friends would play were twister,basketball playing with a frisbee, and kickball. My old neighborhood park is a important part of my cultural identity. Lasagna represents my culture and me. The lasagna has flat strips of layers with ground beef inside it with mozzarella and Parmesan. The flat strips are a square rectangular shape with squiggly sides on the strips. The smell smells really good it smells like spaghetti in a way with Parmesan cheese.This

One big part of my cultural is our history. As may of us know some things about our culture's history, we are looked upon to know as much as we can possibly find about ourselves. Our parents and grandparents say this because they don't want any part of our culture to fade away. This is represented everywhere I go. In our church we have greek school where we learn about how the church came about, customs, and ancient greece, even sometimes how to speak greek. This is also encouraged outside of the church just in our homes. This was extremely important when I was little. We would frequently watch what seemed to be very boring ‘greek history’ shows that made my 5 year old self wonder why we watched them. This was ‘fun’ for my grandparents but now I realised the reason why we watched them was because they were proud of who they were. All this sums up into how education is so important to everyone in our culture.

Culture is a large part of every person’s life, it is what makes each person unique. Within culture there are many aspects such as food, music, clothing, tradition, and many more. Since culture makes up such a large part of our day to day lives, it is almost always responsible shaping and informing our view on the world.

Cultural identity are the things that make up who you are. My cultural identity is Cajun. Being Cajun is very unique. We eat different types of food, listen to certain types of music, and have certain traditions. I come from a very special family where everyone has each other’s back. They are very protective of each other and loving. There are a lot of distinct selections that show who I am but there are only a few major ones.

Thru the years, another type of Mexican cuisine, that shaped my cultural identity is tacos. Tacos shaped my cultural identity in two ways, to have excellence in my work and to not do things in a rush. Tacos are amazing from the tortilla to the meat. Tacos are made up of chopped meat, cilantro, onions, and chile verde. My family would always make tacos for any type of event, whether it was for parties or just for fun. Whenever we would make tacos we will have to make it with perfection, we would have to have the meat just rightly cooked and have the right

I am a game loving athlete who can’t put down a fishing pole. Culture is more than just where you're from and your heritage, it's everything! I’ve learned that everyone has a culture no matter who or what you are. Culture is like an a whale; IT’S HUGE! If I was to rewrite the meaning of culture I would say diversity in people’s

Certain cultures are thought of when certain foods are mentioned; so, you could say that your culture is what influences your traditional food. However, many “traditional” ethnic restaurants in America are, in fact, “Americanized”. With this being said, people do not get to experience the true culture that goes behind the food. Food for the Soul will change this because it will include immigrants from their countries who have been taught how to cook their traditional meals. This will open up people’s minds and teach them about the different cultures. “[F]ood is the physical

Culture is like food. Picking individuals that love a certain type. Being a mango in a strawberry patch not knowing if this is my identity. A mango, a odd ball in a strawberry patch shows me that my identity is like being in a mexican parade, with a ?hopeless? sign tied to my back.

Culture by definition is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person's self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any type of social group that has its own distinct culture. To me that definition couldn't be more spot on but let's go more in depth over the past few months in my English class we have been trying to learn what our culture is and what part culture plays in our daily lives so in this essay I will be sharing with you what I think culture is what it means to me and how I think it impacts our way of living and the way we look at each other as human beings and how we treat each other and how all this makes up my culture

This paper will discuss the multifaceted relationships among food, and culture. I will be looking at the relationships people have with food, and explore how this relationship reveals information about them. Their food choices of individuals and groups, can reveal their ideals, likes and dislikes. Food choices tell the stories of where people have travelled and who they have met along the way.

While looking upon my personal culture and my family’s culture in an attempt to find appropriate dishes for this assignment, it became apparent to me that I have no definite culture. Whereas I have lived in Canada my whole life, my family’s background has engaged me in varying cultures, though I have never felt truly attuned to one culture. On the other hand, my father is a first generation Canadian, his parents both from Scotland. Though aware of my Scottish origins and my grandparents’ migration to Canada, Scottish culture has never been explicitly celebrated amongst those in my family. Furthermore, my family previously migrated from Ireland during the Irish famine, resulting in Irish culture to also represented in my family’s culture. Variously, my mother’s side of the family has lived in Canada for many generations, but I do not consider myself as being authentically Canadian. Accordingly, throughout my childhood, I was never encouraged to celebrate an explicit culture. Furthermore, religion was never prominent in my life either, as my parents decided against baptizing any of my siblings and me, as per the family tradition, because they wished for us to have religious freedom. However, because of the rest of my family’s religion, as well as my background, my family has always celebrated Christian holidays, though I have never been to church for a reason other than a wedding. I find that without any cultural ties from my family’s history and practices, that the culture I

I most strongly identify with Western or American culture, which more specifically is the United States culture. I was born and raised in the United States and have never traveled to a different continent. Some aspects of this culture that have been particularly influential in shaping my personality include my moral values and beliefs, right and wrong behaviors, mate and relationship preferences, independence, and self-enhancement. Some other aspects of my culture that have influenced my personality are customs and traditions such as celebrating American holidays like Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July as a family. We celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family members coming together to eat a gigantic feast rejoicing everything that we are grateful for and giving our appreciation for yet another year of life. The arts and sports in Western culture shape my personality through media, television, movies, and recreational games that mean a great deal to who I am. For example, Western culture takes pride in football and we dedicate Sunday’s to football Sunday, at least in my family we do. Additionally, television and movies are a huge part of Western culture creating a city dedicated to television production, where individuals go to become famous in the movie industry. All these aspects of my culture are influential in shaping my personality because they hold a great deal of importance to how I was raised.

Culture. The environment that we grew up in, based on our traditions and culture, has shaped the food behavior of many and why we eat what we eat. Because of the impact our culture has on our diets, food is the identity of cultures and it represents