Reflection About Cultural Identity

According to the Hay’s addressing model, my cultural identities as a Latina woman of low socioeconomic status makes me part of non-dominant groups. My identities set me apart from the majority population which means that; I am perceived inferior than those of dominant groups. My lineage constitutes of indigenous ancestors that like me, share a darker skin tone that till this day is seen imperfect.

Self-awareness is a critical skill to hone as a behavioral health worker. Understanding how individual traits, cultural influences, and life experience shape perspective and constantly assessing one's thought processes in order to remain as objective as possible can be difficult but is necessary from an ethical standpoint. A lot of harm can be done if personal bias goes unchecked, intentional or not. This paper will define cultural bias and discusses my personal background, cultural identity, and biases and how they may influence my work.

There is a Mexican man that enters with the rest of his family. They eat beans, rice, flour tortillas and etc. The family does there every day routine, the dad wakes up at six- thirty to go to work in his truck. The children go to school and the mother stays at home. The things a person does in their all has a reason which goes all back to culture. Culture is what makes up everyone different from one another. Texts such as “What is Cultural Identity?”, “Where Worlds Collide” and “Two ways to Belong” supports that depending on one’s culture it effects one perspective on the world and others.

Cultural Identity is “The definition of groups or individuals (by themselves or others) in terms of cultural or subcultural categories (including ethnicity, nationality, language, religion, and gender)” (Oxford Reference). Everyone has cultural identity even though some are unaware of theirs because their habits and traditions might be seen as normal to the person and they might not make the connection that it is a cultural tradition or connected to their cultural identity. Some people are very aware of their cultural identity and have conflict within their identity because the cultures may not coincide. Frida Kahlo’s Self Portrait: On the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States and Pat Mora’s “Legal Alien” both show cultural conflict through symbolism, conflict, and purpose.

If everyone in the world had the same culture, then learning more about someone would be so boring. Our cultures are what makes us different from everyone else. Our cultures are the reason we want to learn more about the people around us. For instance, my culture is different from many people, but similar to many as well. That’s what makes us all unique.

Picture yourself watching people cross a busy road with speeding cars on every block. What kind of people do you see? Are they with others, or sprinting to safety on the other side? Or do you notice the isolated man on a bench, patiently waiting for cars to slow down? Now the important part: identify the cultural identity of the various people you see. This may be tricky not knowing what cultural identity is. No matter where you are or what you decided to do in this situation, it makes up a piece of your cultural identity. Every kid, every teenager, every adult–no matter shape and size–has a cultural identity. Cultural identity is a part of why you do what you do; it identifies you as a person in a particular group. A certain religion, a specific class and even types of clothing can be a person’s cultural identity.

I remember running through into the arms of my grandmother almost everyday after school. “Why do they treat me differently?” I would cry as she ran her fingers through my long, black hair. Growing up, it was difficult for me to discover my true identity because although I was Mexican, I did not speak the language fluently. Accordingly, I was not a full blood Mexican because my grandmother was mixed with European culture and my step-father was Puerto Rican so his culture heavily influenced my up-bringing. At family parties my European family members would speak to me in English while my Hispanic family members would speak to me in Spanish and it would be two different dialects because of some adults being Mexican and some being Puerto Rican. Nonetheless, the other children at school had to single me out and remind me that I was “different.”

The purpose of this essay is to critically reflect on the new ideas I have learnt throughout this semester, ideas that has changed the way I understand the experiences of the Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people. The essay will also link my understanding of how cultural identity can influence health equity, using the CATSINaM’s definition of cultural safety.

C) Does your interviewee recognize any privileges or advantages associated with assimilating to the “normative” culture? How does he/she react to that recognition?

How do we get are Cultural Identity? There are many ways that make us who we are, from are decisions we make in life, to whom you have in your life, which can be family, friends, or even strangers that can impact your life. Everyone has their own culture, traditions, and customs which makes us who we are. The reason we get are Cultural Idenity is all based on these few aspects. Some aspects could be on what we do, the disisons we make, where are background comes from and more. Culture means to me a variety of different people from different places that celebrate traditions and customs from their culture.

Immigration is a worldwide phenomenon of the twenty-first century (Esses, Deaux, Lalonde & Brown, 2010). A case point is Australia, where almost half (49%) of Australian populations recorded to be immigrants of the offspring of immigrants (ABS, 2016). On the surface, the growing presence of second generations (offspring of immigrants) appears to testify the success of immigration settlement in Australia. Unfortunately, researchers recently established that children of immigrants (second generation) faces daily conflict over cultural identity, whether to endorse the norms and traditions of family’s country or those mainstream Australian society (Phinney & Ong, 2007) or to balance both.

Why are we born from 2 people, but are not exact copies of our them?why can we have siblings but be completely different than them? There are so many questions on cultural identity and millions of answers. Throughout the course of two months, I have been learning in class, trying to find my cultural identity .

When it comes to my beliefs, morals, values and views are shaped upon the way I was raised. My own personal experiences and feelings has had a huge impact on my cultural views. Although some may seem bad I think they are good in my book. So, I would like to take you on a little journey to the inside path to my cultural identity.

Mohammad Ismail khan, defined by the drive and hard work ethic. In the second week learning about social and cultural identity, perspective was put on the background of people. A cultural identity showed how values and ways of thinking were different than other people. Doing the true colors project made me realize that my true color was Orange. This classified me as a extrovert; however, it contrasted with other colors such as those who were green, introverts. The project also showed a lot of value in how I was to learn and the ways to cooperate with peers in and classroom and business setting.

Cultural identity is the basis in which identification is used to express different aspects pertaining to identity and heritage. A person's cultural identity may be created by social organization, as well as traditions and customs within their lives. The two aspects that construct my cultural identity are the frequent chores I must complete every day in order to fulfill my behavioral expectations, and the youth group I attend weekly. These aspects are important to my family and me. Therefore, my identity has an immeasurable effect on my upbringing into this multi-cultural world I live in.