Who am I?

I am 100% OaxacanCulturally: 50% Oaxacan/50%

American

10 Features of American culture 1.Attitude toward age , they value youth plus beauty new is better to

them. 2.Attitutoward fate , you can be whatever de you want to be “were

there's a will , there's a way”. 3.View of human nature , people are good they are open to strangers. 4.Attitude toward change , optimistic , change is good. 5.Attitude toward taking risks , risks are good and failure is temporary

good job! 6.Attitude toward suffering, “don’t worry be, happy !” Smile if your

unhappy, take a pill 7.Attitude toward being truthful, “tell it like it is” “honesty is the best

policy” 8.Attitude toward money, success equals money, success equals

having a lot of stuff. 9.Attitude toward equality, treat everyone the same “we are all

created equal” 10.Attitude toward being formal, informal, use first name help

yourself.

Zapotec and American Food That Are The Same And different

Different Foods Same Foods

This is how close I am to my culture

Dia De Los Muertos(Day of the DEAD)

Celebraciones Catolicas/Oaxaquenas(Religious celebrations both Catholic/Oaxacan)

TLAYUDAS (OAXACAN FOOD)

What I Have In My House

Virjen de Guadalupe Jesus on cross

Artesenias

How we honor our dead.

We bury our dead We pray for close to two weeks; we pray a lot We put together an altar and put their picture and

pray more We have traditional meals with the entire family any

food, except pork meat. People with open cuts or women that just had a baby cannot be part of the death ritual.

At 40 days after death we pray and get together with the family and go to the cemetery to take flowers and candles; we do the same a year after the death.

We believe that when you die you go to another life—your spirit continues living

Conclusion… Coming from two different cultures can be very

confusing and difficult because of all the rules. I understand that in my culture we do things, not

because we’re going to get something, but because we are part of a family and we all work together.

I understand why we eat the foods we do and when we do in my Oaxacan culture.

I still have more questions about my culture on the things I don’t understand, but I will continue learning about my culture the Oaxacan and American.

I like to be part of two cultures because I get to learn a lot of things.

Thank you for waching.