My Family: What Makes My Cultural Identity

My siblings and I are first generation Canadians. My mother and her family immigrated to Canada in the 70’s from Fiji. I know that my family has lived in Fiji as far back as my great-grandparents time – maybe longer. (My grandmother remembers British soldiers in Fiji during World War II – Fiji was a training base for the Allied forces because of its central location in the South Pacific Ocean and because it was a British colony at that time).

My cultural identity is best reflected by the people, the hobbies, and the values I cherish the most. I could go on and on about who I am, and what makes me who I am. In all honesty though, I haven’t quite figured it all out. I learn something new about myself everyday. I become more independant and confident everyday. I grow everyday. Your cultural identity cannot be heard or smelled, it cannot be seen or held. My cultural identity is a song, a home run, a high-five. My cultural identity is whatever I want it to be. My cultural identity is

When I think of the word “cultural identity”, I think of myself, and what makes up who I am as a person. My cultural identity influences everything about me, from the moment I wake up, to the minute I rest my head on my pillow at night. My culture influences the way I eat, speak, worship, and interact with people. However, I am not only affected by my own culture, but others’ culture as well. I am fortunate to have an extremely rich heritage, and I couldn’t be prouder of my cultural identity.

Cultural identity is the natural feeling you have from belonging to a group. Cultural identity is a lot of things but what is most influential to me are holidays, and family activities because these concepts stick out to me the most. Cultural identity is something that everybody has whether they realize it or not, they just need to understand it, and find themselves within their culture.

My family’s identity has been formed through our cultural background. In our household, there are six members total; my mother, my father, my three siblings, and I. My family’s ethnicity is strongly based on a Latino culture. Since the day I was born, my family’s heritage still remains alive. Aside from biologically obtaining the traditional Latino heritage, our family has also adopted a minimal of the American culture. It has been a struggle for my parents to keep intact with their norms, beliefs, and practices as they were raised in their home state. Although my siblings and I have become more tied with the American culture than our biological heritage, my mother and father have a major impact on how we were raised due to the way my parents were taught growing up. In our Latino culture, my parents were raised by a strong mother figure; therefore, their expectations were to raise us into becoming strong independent women. In addition, women in my culture are expected to hold high standards of duties; such as, cleaning, cooking, and being nurtures. Unfortunately, if such duties are not maintained, it often leads in being criticized by others in our family. It becomes challenging to understand the views my parent grew up with while growing up with different views that we encounter in the United States. My siblings and I still greatly practice our family’s heritage, but unfortunately we have grew new perspectives being born and raised in the United States.

Cultural identity doesn’t define who you are, but it does show where you came from. My cultural identity means more than the family I was born into. For example, I may have grown up in a few different states without my father, but that just shows where I came from, not who I am. My personal cultural identity is unique because I have all my memories in photo albums, enjoy having a good steak, and connect with music that gives a glimpse of what I’ve dealt with.

Theres many different types of pizzas in the world pepperoni, cheese,spinach, meat lovers, pineapple, Italian sausage, and anchovies and then, their’s that pizza that’s not common i’m that pizza the one you’ve never heard of or had I may look different but i’m just a pizza. I am a TMNT, pizza loving,catholic, actor that loves his family.

“Cultural identity 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 kind of social group that has its own distinct culture…” what this quote expresses is that everyone has a different cultural identity due to their life style and cultural background. In my point of view social and economic factors influence my cultural identity.

People all around the world have objects and ideas that make them who they are. This can include the country they are from, their favorite sport, or even their favorite childhood toy. These objects can define where someone comes from and what their cultural background is. Items that represent my cultural identity are my computer, the American flag, my phone, basketball shoes, and my saxophone. All of these items not represent who I am, they show what I have done in my life. The American flag shows the country I am from, which is a large part of my culture. My phone shows the social part of my culture, whether it be through texting or social media. Basketball shoes were a big part of my culture in middle school, but are not as evident

Defining personal identity is to define a personal quality that makes me unique in comparison to my peers. My personal identity has been shaped by many external factors. Some aspects that have influenced what my personal identity is today are family, friends, culture, environment, personal fascination, and consciousness.

Cultural identity is defined as the sense or feeling of belonging to a group. I connect my cultural identity to my immediate family. My immediate family consists of my parents, two younger sisters, and myself. Each one of us has significant values that have been instilled in one another. I believe that they play a large role in making me who I am today. Coming from a large, Sicilian family, the importance of love, loyalty, and support has always been prominent.

My cultural identity has been well established by my family of origin. From my perspective, my family is one-sided because I do not spend much time with my father’s family. They have not impacted my cultural identity in the overarching way that my mother’s family has. My mother is Syrian and Spanish and my grandmother is Syrian. We have not met my mother’s father so we have never associated ourselves in terms of ethnicity as Spanish. My mother has physical characteristics that appear Spanish, but she has never recognized Spanish as a part of her ethnicity. The idea that ethnicity and culture are learned from family is something that is truly significant and true in my life and those around me. Although my dad is German, my mom is

Culture Identity is anyway a person finds belonging to a group and any aspect that makes you who you are. Race, nationality, gender, location, age, and religious beliefs are just a few of the characteristics that can fit into your cultural identity. For me, my academics, playing sports, and being able to play and work on music, are big parts of my culture. Each hobby and choice have become why I am the why I am and they have helped make my daily routine.

Who we are is comprised of different factors and life experiences. We can all agree that through the family we learn what is culturally acceptable as well as traditions. Furthermore, they provide us with our genetic make-up that at times predispose us to certain elements. In addition, the environment we are raised in also has a strong influence on us. According to Berger "Nature always affect nature and then nurture affect nature."(Page 5) My ethnic background, being an immigrant, my family and my faith comprise how I am. All these factors have contributed in deeply impacting my life.

My family has been the largest influence on who I am today and my identity, as well as other factors that play a role in this like my gender, location and conflicts. I am not only a different person but I'm a better person. Many reasons contribute to this, like all the life lessons I learn from not only my family but my friends as well.