Ethiopian Cultural Identity

I am Hmong and comes from a family of nine. My parents are refugees from Laos who came to the United States to escape communism after the Vietnam War. I was born in Oroville, California in the year 1994 and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1997. My parents moved here in hope to find a good job to provide for the family as well as a better education for their children. As I got older, I realized that how important it is to help out one another. I am where I’m at because of the support I received from my family and my community. This is the reason why I tried my best to be a part of my community when I was in high school and while I am in college. In high school I took the opportunity to be involved with my school by joining school organizations.

I am Waynoka, and I am from the Cheyenne Tribe. Waynoka in my language means sweet water. Just like the water that runs through the rivers that surround and cross through the Plains, my home. Cheyenne means the “relatives of the Cree” but we call ourselves the “Tsitsistas” which means the people. My tribe lives in the plains of Northern America, we lived in the states now known as Montana and Wyoming, but we just called it home. My family was like all the others in the Cheyenne tribe, me being one of two children, living in earthen lodges, the women farming, the men hunting. I was like all the other girls, idolising Roman Nose and his righteous victories against our enemies, learning my roles in our community that I will later have to fulfil,

Hello! This is Mihiret Mariam and some people call me Mercy. Coming to America from Ethiopian at a very young age has caused me to become a hybrid of two different cultures. This mixture gives me the ability to understand the truth and faults of two distinct customs of living. This led me to be a person who only cares about large book with many chapters and me as an eager child who learned to read. I intend to read and probe into all the chapters. I love reading books; I have read most of the book that is stored in Antioch high school and in the Nashville public library. My cousin taught me why reading is necessary for a student who is attending high school and college and she told me her life experience about how she has started a book club

Since freshman year I have lived in Rosemead, Los Angeles. The residences are mostly Mexican, Chinese, Vietnamese but without a caucasian in sight. This is totally different than what I expected of America, and definitely different than the little village of Pawling in upstate New York where I attend a lily white boarding school. However, I started to blend in; I played basketball. I rode bikes, and I hung out with other teens. We all were basically the same but just embraced different cultures. For instance, the Vietnamese insisted on entire families

Slaves would gather to sing and dance, and would create their own musical instruments using all sorts of materials, animal skins and bones. Drums, banjos, different flutes and pipes combined with the instruments of Europeans is an excellent example of acculturation and could very well serve in the very early history of the development of Jazz. A place called "Congo Square" in New Orleans highlights the importance of music tradition despite later attempts at restricting the gathering of slaves. Each nation had their own styles and types of

How do you feel about your ethnic identity? What are the strengths and weaknesses you perceive in your ethnic group?

When people think of spending the night on the town and divulging in ethnic foods, they usually think of Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Germany, and maybe occasionally Thai foods. Seldom do they plan to try the decadent offerings of the Ethiopian culture. If one were to venture out to areas within downtown Charlotte, they would be able to find a plethora of quaint ethnic eateries. One such eatery is the Ethiopian restaurant, Meskerem.

One strong tradition that many Ethiopians practice is the children of the house are not allowed to move out or leave their family’s house until they're married. And quite often the husband’s parents will live with the nuclear family when they get older and can no longer care for themselves. This practice has changed since my family moved to the U.S because my parents respect me and my sibling's decision to move out when we’re eighteen or when we leave for

We all come from different places and ethnicities, and because of having a dream, people fled away from their home to seek for something to make their life better. Going to a country like United States, is not only a dream but also, an opportunity because many people think that America is the best place to settle in, where work, and education are an easy access. Though this statement is partly true, it is not that easy. Everyone envied because America is a great nation because it's a country of opportunity, but a part of it also is a mixture of feelings that are hard to explain especially if you are immigrant. Every day in your life, you are fighting for something in order to fit in and survive. However, in the process of fitting in or blending to a certain place, people, and culture, it requires a lot of personal choices and a lot of effort as an immigrant. It does not only affect you as a human, but also it draws a lot of attention, conflicts and tension between the government and community. Most immigrants have a harder time to adjust or assimilate even though they speak fluent English and eat American foods. Whenever you see a person of white complexion, people assumed that blue eyes and blonde hair are the characteristics of an American, though these are how we perceived American long time ago, this are still the standards of a few now and doesn’t make a big change at all. The judgement of how a person look physically and how they

Through my lifetime, I have not had extensive exposure to the idea of a being with disabilities, which may or may not have changed my stance on this subject. This being true, I am approaching this assignment with a very scientific view, occasionally dealing with ethics, and with what the whole of society. In recent years, the use of biotechnology to alter human DNA has gathered heat and controversy due to the creation of procedures and systems such as TALENS, CRISPR, and In-Vitro Fertilization, which I will reference within this essay. Biotechnology should not be used to alter human DNA because gene therapy is unsafe, unethical, changes genetic diversity, and there is no way of stopping the churning of gears in the scientific mind once it craves

Taste of Ethiopia is a cultural event in Denver, which started in 2013.Eventually it started the year I came to America, but unfortunately I didn’t attend the last two events. August 2, 2015 Saturday morning, this is the 3rd annual festival of the Ethiopia cultural practice. Here I am to celebrate and seemingly act like back home, I anticipate to here traditional music, dancing with my people, and enjoy the traditional food and beverages. The cultural event is intended to unify all Ethiopian immigrants who reside in the US and to introduce our culture to the world since, the US is the homeland of every nation from all over the world.

The culture of Sudan is unlike any other in the world. Everything that happens in Sudan and to its people impact the culture in some way, however small. Obviously, some practices and events have a noticeably larger impact on the culture. The standard life of the Sudanese and the major events that changed their country and culture are important to understand. This is to get an idea of the practical reasons for the way the Sudanese operate in everyday life. Keep in mind that the goal is to look at the provided information with as little Western bias as possible. The major components behind modern Sudanese culture are religion, family, and war.

Many young North Africans struggle to find a cultural identity that fits them. There are several reasons that this is issue is so prevalent in North Africa. Many aspects of the foreign involvement that North Africa has been subjected to have impeded the regions ability to forge national identities. The results of this lack of identity have been varied and, while some young North Africans have turned to destructive behaviors, others have made the most out of their situation. Against all odds, many young North Africans have found ways of creating their own cultural identities and communities. Though cultural identity is not something that is effortlessly attainable in North Africa, the young people have found methods of connecting with each other and their countries.

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.

Similarities in culture is more so the same then not. Even though our early childhood was around drugs and alcohol our parents made sure we were at church with either grandparent learning the Word of God. When we moved to the south side, I met several friends who went to church and church camps as well. That brought me closer to some families of Caucasian decent. My parents were very athletic in school and that allowed them to teach us sports and sportsmanship. That allowed me to blend in with some of the girls in the neighborhood because they were also athletic. My father took me to a field were girls (Caucasian) were playing softball after talking with the coach my father left me there to practice with the team. I guess being in the neighborhood for a while now I was comfortable with him leaving.