Cultural Interview Research Paper

I chose to interview a close friend of mine, Rheanna Pieroni. Rheanna has been a friend of mine for ten years and counting. We attended the same grade school and high school, but now go to different universities. She is 19 years old and attends The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to major in marketing and supple chain. Rheanna likes to explore the city with her friends and educate herself on foreign cultures. She also has a passion for traveling and immersing herself in foreign culture. Rheanna has had the opportunity to travel to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. In High School, she spent four years studying the French language/culture. This semester, Rheanna is in a course called Multicultural Arts of Milwaukee. The course is about the cultural struggles of Milwaukee and how it is portrayed through art. The class requires her to read the same book as us, A Different Mirror. Rheannas ancestors originated in Italy and Germany. Her cultural background revolves
She stated that her ancestors practiced this particular culture, so that’s why her and her family continue to practice it. She believes her family practices this culture because they make a lot of things from scratch. Her and her family make homemade sauces, pasta, and have home grown meat and produce. She also described her culture as very family-orientated. She has a huge family and they are always spending time together. They are always getting together to celebrate holidays, or they have parties to make and enjoy food. Stated in Italian Culture: Facts, Customs, and Traditions, “Family is an extremely important value within the Italian culture” (Live Science). Rheanna describes her ethnicity as Italian because her family embraces Italian food and leisure, and also because her grandparents are straight from Italy. She described her race as Caucasian because of her physical features, which include light skin and light colored