its for a class assignment to interview other ethnic groups...
Tell me about your family ethnic background?
How does you cultural and/or ethnic background have an influence on your family?
Can you give me some examples?
What do you consider unique about your cultural or minority background?
Can you give me some examples?
Can you identify the strengths of your family?
again its for a class... thanks!
2007-01-21 15:41:01 · 17 answers · asked by smart*tart 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Ethnic Background:
It's really complicated, since my grandmothers and grandfathers are all from different ethnic/cultural backgrounds (Mapuche, German, Cantonese and Hispanic) But my father was born in Cuba, just like me, and my mom was born in Chile.
How does you cultural and/or ethnic background have an influence on your family?
It's very important, because, even though we live in Chile we are all supporters of Cuba and the revolution of 59, so we try to maintain our customs.
Can you give me some examples?
Like when it's New Year we sing both national Anthems, the Chilean and the Cuban. We try to cook both Chilean and Cuban foods and learn the traditions of Chile, like celebrating September 18th (independence day) dancing cueca and eating empanadas, but also celebrating July 26Th (Anniversary of the formation of the Cuban revolutionary Movement) eating picadillo, moros y cristianos, mariquitas etc and dancing salsa.
What do you consider unique about your cultural or minority background?
Well, here in Chile most of the people are very prudish, we are loud and affectionate, Cubans are also more friendly. Chileans, after 17 years of a hard dictatorship are very closed to meeting new people, specially communists, or any one that is too "liberal".
Can you give me some examples?
Well, once, we were having lunch at the Central Market, in Santiago and the waiter was Cuban. My dad greeted him like he was a friend and invited him home. He visited that weekend and my family treated him like one more of the family, even if we had just met him two days ago!. That's very difficult to find in Chilean families.
Can you identify the strengths of your family?
My family is very proud of the country we come from, in fact we are only in Chile because my mom's Chilean family is here, if not we would still be in Cuba. I think that we are very loving and accepting of other people, and are very respectful of Chile's traditions.
2007-01-21 16:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by _Bizi Poz_ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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What is your cultural and or ethnic background?
its for a class assignment to interview other ethnic groups...
Tell me about your family ethnic background?
How does you cultural and/or ethnic background have an influence on your family?
Can you give me some examples?
What do you consider unique about your cultural or minority...
2015-08-18 11:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by Glynda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol. I'm WASP although my family did not care much about the P part.
Influence on my family? Well, my mom raised us to respect other people from other places around the world.
Unique about cultural background? I don't know any more. I mostly hang around with asians and after enough times, lots of the distinquishing features become blurred.
Strengths of my family? Generally they are pretty open and accept our life choices. Weaknesses? Sarcasm.
2007-01-21 15:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by rostov 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dominican+Jamaican+Creole+British equals Me a Black American! Lol. My dad is from the Caribbean(Domincan and Jamacian) and my mom is Black Creole. I was raised on traditional Black and catholic values. I grew up In DC and South Carolina and I grew up in a middle class family. Even though my parents are divorce our family bond is still central. I don't really consider my background unique because almost all the people I know are multiracial.
2007-01-21 22:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My Grandma was straight off the boat from Ireland, my Grandpa had some sort of danish ancestry. i never knew him (he did while my dad was in the womb) but ive been told i look very danish so i assume he was almost all danish. My other grandmother was a little red haired orphan named Madeline who was raised by nuns in paris. Just like the storybook character :D. i always liked that. After WW2 she met my grandfather who was working for the american embassy in paris, they fell in love and had babies and moved to america where i was born. My grandfather was some sort of german canadian-american. I never knew him very well, but my cousins have done a lot of research into his side of the family so i know where my ancestors are all from. so, French German Danish Irish. and probably some other stuff, but those are the major players.
2016-03-13 23:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well unfortunately...as an african-american, my cultural background was lost when my people were stolen from their land. our names were once the names of slave owners. there is no way we can even trace our ancestors during the period of 400 years of enslavement in this country.
i think that is one of the primary reasons for so many problems within the black community
but on a different note...i believe black people are very unique people. we are survivors from so many adversaries. think, every black person arrived to this country with nothing at all. take a look at the many successful black people today, that have risen despite the discrimination, laws that were written to hold us down, etc. black people are very creative people. blacks had to improvise just to live everyday life. we invented a lot of things..some in which people were given the acknowledgment...and others in which "others" stole for their own profit. black people are also great entertainers and athletes. it is amazing that we make up only 12% of the population here, but the majority on most sport teams.
2007-01-21 15:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by angie20k 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Prussian Blue... You are not of the Aryan Race. Being from the back woods of Kentucky only ensures that you have no front teeth and eat road kill for dinner. And eating possum will never make you into a super race.
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2007-01-21 15:48:26 · answer #9 · answered by act as if 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 22:16:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋