Alex

NAME:  Alexandria Valentin

1. Where are your ancestors from?
El Salvador and Puerto Rico

2. What  ethnic group do you identify most with?

Spanish

3. Find an image which represents your culture. Please explain why?

My entire family is from the farm, and this picture represents what people do. This is how you'd wash your clothes. Hand washed by the river it's your supply for everything cleaning and drinking from

4. Find an image of a flag (s) you consider to be part of the your cultural heritage. Why did you choose this flag?

My parents are divorced and i grow up with more of the upbringing of Salvadorian culture then puerto rican. I lived there for a year growing up.

5. Find an image of someone you admire most who is a great representative of your culture. Why did you choose this individual?

I don't have a picture but i would choose my grandma because she was born and raised. She is the 7th out of 18 kids living in a farm, when she came to the US she was sort of like a deer caught in head lights didn't know anything. But she got accustom to our living here without losing her heritage.

6. Do you have cultural pride? In three sentences explain why or why not.

 I have some cultural pride for El Salvador I grew up their for a year and I love when my grandma does some spanish cooking.