My Cultural Background

1-Describe your family (origin, class, education…………etc). My family moved to the United States from India when I was about 4. Their class is high because in India, you are either rich or poor. My mom has a Master's degree in Physics and my dad has a Bachelors in Accounting. Education is very important in my family. We used to get math books for our birthdays. It sucked.

2-Your neighborhood-other factors: religion-disabilities-social class…….We moved around. In Georgia, it was a very black neighborhood. In Virginia, it was mixed black and white. In Minnesota, it was very white, and in Austin, TX, it was pretty diverse-probably the only place there were other "brown" people including Hispanics, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern Asian. I tended to live in poorer neighborhoods growing up and more middle class as of now.

3-The first time I became aware of my cultural background was when....do you identify yourself with any group. The first time I became aware of my cultural background was probably in Kindergarten. I hadn't noticed until then. I tend to identify
How about mode of expression? I love Indian music and food, I don't think I'll ever love any other type of food as much as Indian. That is all my parents usually made. I love other types of music, as well. I like rap a lot, I don't know if that has to do with growing up in the poorer neighborhoods and thats what people listened to..I don't really ever wear Indian clothes. I think they're uncomfortable, but I wear them out to weddings and get togethers when I guess I feel like I have to. Expression, I could see that. Women in Indian culture tend to be taught to "speak when spoken to and be more submissive." I am a very opinionated person, but I dont tend to share my opinions unless I'm asked. I usually don't speak unless I'm spoken to either. I think I'm the opposite of submissive,