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Padilla 1
Alejandro Padilla
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Octubre 10, 2013
Mi Herencia Cultura
Hola mi nombre es Alejandro Padilla, mi herencia cultura que yo me defino con es mexicano americano. Ay varias razones que me identifico con estas dos culturas. Para empezar estaba nacido en Los Estado Unidos de América en la ciudad de Fresno en el año 1992. Mi primer idioma era español porque mis dos parientes son de México y son nacidos en Guanajuato. Este ejemplo es unas de las más importante razones que me identifico con la étnica mexicana. Estoy consciente que algunas personas no se quieren identificar con étnica mexicana por que no estaban nacidos en México pero cuando era niño menor mis padres me ensañaron de la cultura mexicana a llevando me a las fiestas, escuchando la música, comiendo y preparando la comida, y también vistiendo me con lo ropa identificada con la cultura mexicana. Una grande razón que yo me identifico también americano es que estoy nacido aquí, la mayoría de la música, televisión, y actividades están establecidas en los Estados Unidos. Por ejemplo mis dos favoritos deportes futbol americano y el baloncesto están preferidos. Un grande parte de mi infancia era a atender y participar en las fiestas mexicanas. Las fiestas incluyeron Las Posadas y Quincenarias. Cuando tenía 9 años era mi primera vez participando en las Posadas y participe hasta que tenía 12 años. Eran muy divertidas, siempre había varia comida, piñatas para abrir, y juegos. Mi familia siempre estaba en atendencia y muchos de mis primos y primas participaron después cuando yo acabe con las Posadas. Como igualmente las quincenarias eran gran parte de la tradición en mi familia. Todos debían estar parte de ellas no importo cuanto anos tenías, era una necesidad. La comida que usa mucho mi
Padilla 2 familia por la mayoría incluye la sope de arroz, la tortilla, los frijoles, el chile, maíz, calabaza, la papa, y otra varias comidas incluidas en el libro Latinoamérica: su civilización y su cultura escrito por Chang-Rodríguez. En el capítulo 3 en la página 31 Rodríguez habla de unas de las primeras civilizaciones en Mesoamérica las Olmecas. Rodríguez habla del “empleo de maíz, frijoles, calabaza, el frijol y el chile”. La ultima razón que me considero mexicano es la música latina. Al igual que el español es mi primer idioma, la música latina era la primer música y única que yo escuche en mi niñez. Empecé en la casa con mi madre escuchando las estaciones de radio que ponían la música en español y también en las fiestas que mi familia tenía y fuimos. No se pudo escapar de la música, es gran parte de mi familia, esta usada para unidad mi familia, bailar, platicar, y en total para divertirnos juntos. Rodríguez escribe en el capítulo 1 página 9 que, “Se diferencian de sus vecinos anglosajones del Norte en ser menos unidos, pero más apasionados e interesados en la familia”. Como ya explicó razones que me considero mexicano, voy a dar razones por que me considero americano. Fernando Ortiz escribe en su artículo Transculturación que le terma se define como dos culturas convergiendo y unían como uno. En mi caso mi mexicana idéntica se transcultural con mi americano idéntica. Razones que me considero parte americano son la idioma, la música, y la cultura social. Como dije al principio que el español era mi primer idioma en general mi idioma que uso más es de inglés. La razón de esto es cuando empiece la escuela primaria en el primer grado mi ingles no era tan bueno. Los maestros punieron énfasis a aprender inglés. Después de eso mi español debilito con los anos que pasaron. El inglés se hico mi idioma primaria que yo me hice acostumbrado con. Para la música yo prefiero el genere de hi hop. La música latina es gran parte de mi familia y de yo pero en verdad no la escucha tanto como la de
Padilla 3 hip hop. Esto cambio cuando empecé la escuela Preparatoria. Mi interacción era con amigos que únicamente escucharon música en ingles aunque también ellos son mexicanos también. Lo que es arrepiente es que mi transculturación empezó cuando continúe a crecer de edad y mis interacciones con amigos y diferente personas. Y al final mi transculturación de la cultural social. Todas mis actividades sociales se inculpan con el culturo americano. Esto incluye mirando la televisión, mirando películas, y interactuando con redes sociales en inglés. Redes sociales se han convertido hacer grande parte de la cultura americano. Mi transculturación viene en varias diferentes formas y razones. Unas son iguales come la idioma, la comida, y la música. Pero también ellas que no son, que incluye las actividades sociales y redes sociales. En el libro Latinoamérica: su civilización y su cultura Chang-Rodríguez habla y menciona varios aspectos positivos y también negativos herrados de la cultura hispana. El primer negativo que yo puedo a relacionar con es el machismo. Chang-Rodríguez define el machismo como el culto a la concepción del macho. Pertenece con mi vida y mi cultura porque es seguro a decir que tengo un poco en mí. La negativa aspecto esto es que uno que tiene machismo tiene confianza en el mismo pero a veces puedo ser demasiada confianza. A veces tengo mucho confianza que puedo ser todo, pero en realidad no es verdad a veces necesito ayuda pero el machismo me hace pensar obstinado. Lo miro en mi papa, mis tíos, mis primos, y mi abuelos es parte de nosotros. En relación con el machismo es el personalismo que Rodríguez define el respecto o la admiración que el latinoamericano le tiene al individual por su honor, valentía, liderazgo y otras cualidades espirítales propias que defiende a toda costa, aunque sea sacrificándose. Se puede ver percibida la dignidad como negativa. Razones son que se puede formar como obsesión para un individual. La dignidad esta en relación con el machismo y el
Padilla 4 personalismo y es pensamiento en “yo” como dice Rodríguez dice en el capítulo dos página 25. Uno de los aspectos positivos es el compadrazgo que es la especial relación y obligación que tiene los compadres y padrinos con sus ahijados. Digo esto porque mi padrino cuando vivió en Fresno siempre me compro regalos. Pero no únicamente eso me lleve a muchas partes, me dio dinero, y siempre estaba allí para mí. Lo mismo con mi padrina, los dos me trataron como era hijo de ellos pero eventualmente se movieron a Chicago. Como dice Rodríguez el compadrazgo tiene bastante beneficios como di ejemplos en mi vida mi beneficios fueron monetarios por la mayoría. Mi transculturación es del mexicano y americano cultura. Mi identidad depende en ellas, sin estas características y la cultura en que me evoca no será el persona yo soy. Cada quien juega un función en mi vida como está formada. Las idiomas son con como comunico con mi familia, la familia en México, y mis amigos. El idioma de inglés ha transcurrido en mi familia con todos. Mi mama y papa no enteramente saben cómo hablar inglés pero si lo hablan con nosotros porque ellos saben que es parte grande de sus hijos. La comida y las festivales también transmutado también. Recientemente en nuestra fiesta ponemos la música ingles ocasionales y también preparamos a veces comida que está considerada americana como las hamburguesas, hot dogs, y papa fritas. Esto está hecho por que los familiares sabes los más joven prefieren esta comida pero no es decir que no le gustan la comida mexicana. En general las dos culturas de mexicano y americano están y siempre estarán abundantes en mi vida, espero lo mismo para mi familia en el futuro para hacer parte de su identidad.

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