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Explain My Cultural Background

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Before I explain my cultural background you must know what cultural identity is. What is cultural identity, cultural identity is 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. I as a person am of many ethnic backgrounds, I am a person of multiple races and descents. I am a “mutt” or I have so many races and backgrounds in me can't be called anything. My father is Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Irish, Mongolian, filipino…. Well atleast i think he's Filipino. As Well as a lot of other percents of races, my mother on the other hand is “White”, African american, Siselean, Spanish, and among others that I was not told. I am one of six children in my family and I bare this strange mixture of these ethnic backgrounds, I like many others have a percent of all these races inside of my genetic code and DNA. Me as a …show more content…

For example Kapu refers to the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle. But also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana. Kapus were strictly enforced. Breaking one, even unintentionally, often meant immediate death, Koʻo kapu. The Hawaiian word kapu is usually translated to English as "forbidden", though it also carries the meanings of "keep out", "no trespassing", "sacred", "consecrated", or "holy". This was a large influence on hawaiian culture, This was like an invisible fence and if you were ever caught in the act then like i said………..Instant death penalty. There are so many gods and goddesses as well as demigods and kings that affected their lives and the way the ancient Hawaiians lived and

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