1st Generation Americans: Which Culture Do You Identify With?
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If you were at a bar and a fight broke out between a cac from New Mexico and a Mexican from Guadalajara, whose side do u take?
First generation American here. All my family from Jamaica also. I relate with Jamaicans easily and I grew up on it. But I ultimately relate more with black Americans. I was born here listen to the music, have an American accent, majority of my friends is black american. Still got love for Jamaica tho, but if I go there I'm still a first gen american or a foreigner
Neither, thats between them and Im minding my own fukking business
awkwardblackgirl
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I identify more with my Nigerian culture.
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If a war popped off between the US and Jamaica, whose army would you join?
DIMES
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I purely identify with my somali culture of course. My love is too deep
Whichever my mother chooses
I identify with Haitian-American culture.
I am neither African-American, nor do I know the guts of what it is like to live in Haiti.
What I live like is a breh who all his friends are african american, listens to majority hip-hop music, natively I speak english, and live the american way of life socially.
But also, my native cuisine is Haitian cuisine. When it comes to morals and values and the personal way of life, its all Haitian. As to what language rings within me its Creole. I have no family in Alabama, Carolinas or Georgia like African Americans nor do I know the 'oldies' of american culture.
I have family in Boston, Flatbush, and Miami. The rest are back home, in Haiti. My oldies are old school kompa, racine, and rah rah.
Ive always felt stuck in the middle. And the only breh I can truly feel I indentify with is a breh who is Haitian-American. There I know you understand the struggle of growing in a Haitian household yet trying to fit in with American culture. I know this is what you eat, and I know references and ways of life that are personal to me, you understand.
I am neither African-American, nor do I know the guts of what it is like to live in Haiti.
What I live like is a breh who all his friends are african american, listens to majority hip-hop music, natively I speak english, and live the american way of life socially.
But also, my native cuisine is Haitian cuisine. When it comes to morals and values and the personal way of life, its all Haitian. As to what language rings within me its Creole. I have no family in Alabama, Carolinas or Georgia like African Americans nor do I know the 'oldies' of american culture.
I have family in Boston, Flatbush, and Miami. The rest are back home, in Haiti. My oldies are old school kompa, racine, and rah rah.
Ive always felt stuck in the middle. And the only breh I can truly feel I indentify with is a breh who is Haitian-American. There I know you understand the struggle of growing in a Haitian household yet trying to fit in with American culture. I know this is what you eat, and I know references and ways of life that are personal to me, you understand.
Oztradamus
Hold G's, Guns, and Grams...
1st generation Mexican-American, I identify with both... grew up watching Americn TV in the 80's. Learned to speak English through Sesame Street as a shortie. I would speak fluent Spanish with my parents, but speak English with my brothers/sisters and friends. Grew up listening to Rap music, but also enjoy spanish music. Narco-Corridos go harder than a lot of rap joints.
If I go to Mexico, and visit the fam. They'll look at me as full fledged American.
If I go to Mexico, and visit the fam. They'll look at me as full fledged American.
So me and my brothers are first generation American, but everyone else in our family is Jamaican. Even though I've lived my entire life in the US, I identify with my Jamaican culture exponentially more. I love being around Jamaican people, stay listening reggae, and Ox tails and rice and peas is a classy meal
Honestly I think the real reason I identify with my Jamaican culture more than my American one is because of how fukked up cacs have been to us. All the black American heroes I look up to, but all the white american heroes i can give 2 fukks about.
Just some shyt a nikka thinking bout when he's high
Jamaican brehs would call you a Yankee. You get involved in what the culture offers but you have no first-hand experience of what it is like to live in the belly of Jamaica. Yardies fresh outta jamaica wouldnt see you your swag and your accent and say you come from this part of jamaica. But what im pretty sure of is that you have extensive interests and influences based in African American culture. Things that have little to no direct effect on a yardie straight outta Spanish Town.
What you know is the Jamaican American culture and experience.
I thought the same too as a Haitian American until I tried to vibe with a breh straight outta Port au Prince and realized we were different. I am an American at heart with a Haitian accent in my step.