Cultural Interview Assignment

Cultural Interview Assignment
For this assignment I interviewed Omar Bretado. He is a 25-year-old male who migrated to the United States with his family at the age of twelve. He and his family, like most immigrant families, came to the United States in hopes of a better future. Omar and his family migrated from Zacatecas, Mexico to Dallas, Texas. Omar tells me that he is glad that he was given such a wonderful opportunity when he came here. In Mexico, he lived with his three siblings, parents, grandparents, and a few aunts and uncles. The house was divided into three areas so that everyone could have a bit of privacy. I decided to interview Omar because he was able to shed some light on the differences he experienced between Mexico and the United States. Only having been here half of his life he has accomplished many things. He has finished his education, gotten a well-paid job, and has become a citizen of the United States. Although Omar had fun living in Mexico, he says that he would not change anything in his life. He is grateful for the time he was able to be in his home country and for the cultural that was instilled upon him all of his life.

Family and Parenting Like most in Mexican households, Omar’s parents had an authoritarian parenting style. Feldman defines authoritarian
He is glad that he was able to go to school I the U.S. because in Mexico teachers were not helpful. Teachers in Mexico did not care if his work was done and there were a few who seemed to be there only for their paycheck and not to teach the students. He also recalled that some of the teachers would hit and verbally abuse students whenever they saw fit. He shared with me a story of how one of his teachers did not allow his class to eat anything the entire time they were at