Mexican-American

Mexican-American

Culture is where a group of people come together to share their beliefs, ideals, values and behaviors. A culture tradition that me and my family celebrate on Christmas is making tamales or other Mexican dishes like molea which is a mild spicy sauce that’s dizzied on chicken and rice. Another tradition we share is that if we have guests over, we must give them something to eat or drink out of courtesy.

Goals is something someone set that they hope to achieve during a given period while values is viewpoints one holds towards something and things around them. In Mexican households, we value family; for example we always hug relatives and always put the elders first. We value our elders, whenever it comes to dinner we alway serve the oldest and go down to the youngest.

Culture is like a bubble, if you’re in that bubble with other people; you share beliefs, tradition, values and background. In Mexican-American tradition, we would celebrate girl’s sweet 16th birthday called a quinceañera.

Language helps build relationships with peers, connecting to others in learning a culture. It can connect someone by that culture by understanding its language and using that to communicate with peers. One phase Mexicans would always say when a child is sick is “sana, sana colita de rana, si no sana hoy, sanará mañana” which translates to “heal, heal little frog’s tail; if it doesn’t heal today, it will heal tomorrow”

Mutual respect is where two parties respect each other and it’s important for a relationship to have mutual respect. This respect can be for someone’s character, their talents or their culture and background. It’s beneficial for people to learn from each other, because it might just brighten your horizon and build understanding and empathy.