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    Alyssa ambrosio fogelson is a hispanic American living in california. She wants to promote the conservation of culture within the community of El Mirage. Her father, a naturalized citizen, moved from Oaxaca, Mexico to the united states.

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    Alyssa ambrosio fogelson is a hispanic American living in california. She wants to promote the conservation of culture within the community of El Mirage. Her father, a naturalized citizen, moved from Oaxaca, Mexico to the united states.

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    AlyssaAmbrosio

    Fogelson
    ENG103
    March3,2016
    Narrative:SemesterProject
    EveryonearoundtheNationfightsforequality.Whetheritisforforrace,sexuality,or
    genderroles.However,asthenumberofminoritiesenteringtheUnitedStatesincreasesitseems
    asthoughequalityisbeingharderforallpeopletoaccept.ImyselfamaMexicanAmerican,my
    fatherbeingborninMexicothenbecominganaturalizedcitizen,andastimemovesonithas
    becomevastlymoreevidentinmylifethatthehispaniccultureisstrugglingtosurvivein
    Americansociety.WhichiswhyIposetohostaHispanicculturalfestivalinordertopromote
    theconservationofculturewithinthecommunityofElMirage.Thefoundationofthelandofthe
    freeandthehomeofthebraveisonlyadreamthatcannottrulybefullyachievedbythe
    hispaniccommunity.WiththebackgroundthatIhavepersonallybeingraisedasahispanicI
    believeitisimportanttorestorethemindsetofthehispanicculture.
    Growingup,Iwasraisedfromtwoverydistinctculturalbackgrounds.Myfather,a
    naturalizedcitizen,movedfromOaxaca,MexicototheUnitedStatestomakeanewimproved
    lifeforhimself.However,mymotherisabornandraisedAmericancitizen.GrowingupIwas
    onlyallowedtospeakspanishinmyhome,Itraveledatayoungageeverysummertovisitmy
    father'ssideofthefamilyinMexico.Although,itwasntuntilIwasolderandinschoolI
    realizedthatkidscomingfromasimilarbackgroundwerenotasluckyasIwas.Theirparents
    wouldteachthemtheAmericanway,aformoflifethatexcludedtheirheritagewhichmakes

    upahugeportionofwhotheyare,allbecausetheywereafraidoftheprejudicecreatedby
    society.
    Peoplewererudeandinconsiderateofculturesandbackgroundsthatweredifferentas
    comparedtotheirown.Insecondgrade,weweregivenaquestion,wewereaskedifwewere
    politicalleaderswhatwouldwedotomakeadifferenceontheUnitedStates?Ithenremember
    oneofmyclassmatesinparticularproclaimedtheywouldliketobuildabiggerwalltokeepall
    theMexicansout,becausetheywereallbad.ThiswasthefirsttimeIcanrecallthatIhadheard
    firsthandAmericanchildrenspeakbadlyaboutacultureandcommunityofpeopletheydidnot
    evenunderstand.IoftenoverhearmanypeoplesaythatMexicoissodangerousandtheykeep
    sendingdrugsandviolencetoournation.ItcametoapointwhereIbegantoquestionwhoI
    wasandIbecameashamedofmyfatherandwherehecamefrom.ThethoughtofwhoIwasand
    weremyheritageliesasbeingbadaffectedmylife.
    IwasdevastatedanditwasnotuntilIbegantakingspanishclassesinschoolthatpeople
    thoughtitwascoolthatIwasnativelyfluentinspanishanditwassoeasyformetogetanA
    inclassthatallowedmetorealizedIshouldembracewhoIamandwheremybackgroundlies.
    AlthoughpeoplethoughtItmaybecooltospeakspanishtheyneverunderstoodthebeauty
    Mexicohadtooffer.AsIgotolderandembracedwhoIwasInoticedthatmycousinswere
    growingupnotwantingtospeakspanish.Theylivedwithhispanicparentsonlyknowing
    spanish,andtheyrefusedtospeakitinfearofbeingmadefunof.Whenseeingthatitwasnot
    justmeplaguedbyanimosityofothers,IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheperception
    oftheHispanicculture.ThatthevoiceofallMexicanAmericansandHispanicsaroundthe
    nationneededtobeheard.

    Peoplearoundthenationareunawareandnotfullyknowledgeableaboutvarious
    cultures.AstheUnitedStatesisderivedfromimmigrantsIfeelitisimportanttoincorporateall
    nationalitiestoinitiatethemeltingpotandanopenmindtoaccepttheworldaroundus.Parents,
    teens,andchildrenareallaffectedbythebiasedopinionsofothersandithardforthemto
    believethattheUnitedStatesissogreatwhentheyarestrugglingtolivenormallivesas
    Americanswhilestillgraspingontotheirroots.
    AsHispanicpeoplearoundtheworldareallstrugglingtoembracetheirheritageandtheir
    culturalwayoflife.Theyaredistancingthemselvesfromtheiridentityandwhatmakesseparates
    themfromothers.Beingabletoembracemyfathersculturehascreatedmyperceptionofpeople
    andtheworldsomuchstronge,alongwithmakingme,inturn,abetterperson.Iamnowproudto
    saythatIamOaxaquea,andthatitismydutytohelppeopleacknowledgeandhonortheir
    ancestors.ThisHispanicculturalfestivalwillallowmetospreadtheHispanicculture.Itwill
    inspirechildrentoappreciatetheirheritageandcreateastrongercommunitywithinElMirage
    andtheHispanicfamilies.

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