Mexican-American Culture

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By speaking to another individual, I obtained a new level of understanding for her culture that differed from mine. My research subject was a Mexican-American born in California. She spoke of her struggle between dealing with two conflicting cultures. On one hand she wants to be part of her family’s heritage and Mexican culture but on the other hand, she is still a teenage American girl. Coming from a family who are primarily immigrants, there is great expectation for her to represent her culture, but being born in America already makes her seem less Mexican to the native-born. When traveling to Mexico she is often ridiculed for being “white-washed” but back home with her mostly white friends she is considered too ethnic. This in between state

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