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Similarly to the entry example, superstitions have been passed down through generations on my father's side of the family. I come from a Middle Eastern background where my aunts read my Turkish coffee and make predictions of my future. I think most people might find it difficult to understand an image of bats swarming an even larger bird shows people of my culture that someone is "looking out for us." Superstitions are comforting to me and I no longer see them as things to just look passed. I think my background with this sort of thing has helped me to be analytical with what I see.

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I did not really realize that I had a culture until I got older. I always thought because I was an African American instead of from a different country it meant that I did not have a culture. I have inherited a sort of culture from my family, though I did not realize it until I was an adult. I do not think people take into account the lessons they are taught or specific ways we expect to live as culture. For me, my family has certain superstitions (that I noticed were shared with other African American families). Things like dreams and what things one can and cannot bring into the house. Sometimes it sounds silly, but you really never know. Whenever I tell my college friends things like "you should not buy your boyfriend shoes, he'll walk right out of your life" or "if your dreaming of fish then you might be pregnant", people look at me like I am crazy. I do not see it as crazy anymore. just lessons that have been passed down from generation to generation.

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I don’t have a particular ethnic culture; however, I do come from the Midwest and I feel the culture there is much different than the culture in Virginia. While it is true people in the Midwest seem to be more friendly. While you are walking on the street or just at a grocery store, or especially in an elevator, people in the Midwest will gladly speak to you about any and everything. I personally find this very annoying, as I am an introvert and get a little anxious when random people talk to me, however, my mother is an extreme extrovert and can hold a conversation with anyone about anything. Most of my family also comes from Florida, where I find they have a similar stance of everyone is nice, however in my personal experience southern hospitality does exist, but also come with a lot of southern passive aggressiveness. Even in saying such as, “bless your heart”, which can seem really sweet coming from your grandma, but in reality, what they most likely mean is “that person needs Jesus”. If you can’t read between the lines of the southern jargon, you will most likely misunderstand what is actually being communicated.

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Someone else also mentioned it, but something that I feel that a lot of other cultures may not understand about Hispanic and Latinx culture is that we are very prideful of our heritage and culture. Whether it be through speaking our language freely in public or simply celebrating with traditional music, I have seen some ridiculous posts online of people acting rude and/or offensive towards Latinx people for displaying and celebrating their culture in public. They are told many discriminatory and degrading things, such as "learn to speak English", or "go back to your country", many times.

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Although my ethnicity may be part of the larger "caucasian" culture, I feel I have my own individual culture within that. It's interesting because there's such a difference between ethnicity and culture. I have long hair and engage in an alternative lifestyle and that is my culture, which you wouldn't be able to judge strictly from my ethnicity. In much the same way, everyone within their own ethnicity walks a different walk of life, and I think it's important to see and respect that

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I identify as Latinx and something that people may not understand is the pressures placed on the eldest son. The son is told at a young age that when the time comes, they will be the man of the household. While awaiting for that time, the boys are working on fulfilling that role. It is a role of honor and at the same time sacrificial.

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I identify as African American, and I believe something that is often misunderstood is that we are individualistic. Even though we pride ourselves in being independent and self-reliant, especially since we see it in Black women, we very much so live in a collectivistic culture. We value family and community so much more than the individual self.

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I feel like one thing people do not understand about my culture is that we take pride in our hard work. I'm hispanic, was born in Central America and know the culture very well. We take pride in our hard work and we love to surround ourselves with people that also have that trait. We are people who believe in God and believe you reap what you sow.

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I feel like I don't quite fit into the "white" culture even though that is what I appear as. I feel that people view my culture as a desire for being powerful and dominating. Individually, I feel like I prefer to look to my family for advise. I don't want to be above others and I don't want my opinions to feel more important than those around me. My family is everything to me. I know have bi-racial children who now experience both the African American culture and the white culture. I want them to learn all about the heritage that makes them from the texture of their hair that makes them beautiful, to historians that impacted their upbringing. Culture is what makes us who we are, however when it comes to myself I'm stuck in the middle because I don't feel I match the stereotype that white culture withholds.

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As someone who is bi-racial, my ethnic background is split into 2 very contrasting cultures. One side comes from a more individualistic culture, where the other grew up in a collectivist society. I think that many people may think that bi-racial folks identify with multiple racial/ethnic cultures, but in many cases such as mine, we identify as none it feels that we don't particularly fit one or the other.

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Something that is not well understood about my culture is that family is the center of our life basically. Our decisions are talked about with our parents/siblings, and their opinion matters the most. The chance of a child moving out for reasons other than marriage or education is really low. Those from other cultures might think that children from such families are dependent on their parents or cannot make life decisions on their own. But it is simply because of their love and respect. It is important to have limits though. I cannot deny that there has to be a balance when it comes to this part of our culture.

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I identify with African American culture. Some people do not understand the physical characteristics of those within my culture; particularly, the natural texture of our hair. They do not always understand why there is a natural hair movement, why we take pride in it, or why we perceive it to be so culturally symbolic.