Many cultures still growing today, the most commonly known and largest, fastest growing population in the United States is referred to as “Hispanic” or “Latino.” A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin. The term doesn’t always include Spanish speakers however; the term "Latino" has become more commonly used in recent years to describe those whose primary ethnic heritage stems from Latin America. (literacynet.org)

Beginning on my mother’s side of the family, Garcia meaning Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Angelita Lorenza Garcia-Copp, keeping her maiden name, coming from a Hispanic background, as well as my grandparents. Beginning in Mexico, and spreading throughout, and most of my family ending up in Texas, but me I live in the United States; my background is Mexican, making me Hispanic because I was born and raised in the United States. My father is Caucasian, but nothing that interests me on his side of the family.

Being a big part of a large family, means more cousins, more fun, and more food. My grandma coming from a large family as well is one out of fourteen kids. Out of those fourteen kids only four have died of tragic deaths. My grandpa coming from a family of nineteen losing every single one of his sisters and now is leaving him with two brothers. (Garcia) I have a lot of extended family; I feel like every time that I go to Texas I always meet somebody new. Going to Texas, especially in the summer, because my family makes a lot of amazing food, my favorite food is when they make tamales, smothered in mild salsa with a side of beans and rice. Usually when I go there, I end up at my tío Rimijo and my tía Lupe, we make trips back and forth to Seminole, and Brownfield. My family has a tendency to make the same food when where together, it’s always enchiladas, conchas with tortillas, beef cheeks, Menudo, and eggs and beacon. Our breakfast are usually big, especially when our family is together, usually it’s the same lunch as well tostadas or bean burritos it is not a lot, but enough to fill my family up. My family usually talks a lot before and after every meal we love talking about our lives, they regularly change English to Spanish, I never understand what they are saying. On rare occasions my family will eat out, other than that it is mainly eating at home. In Texas on the way to where we are going there’s a gas station where we purchase these amazing bean burritos. Every year my family is entertained by a Mexican fiesta that plays at St. Johns, the whole reason we go is for the music. There’s a band that plays every year since I’ve been watching is Picante; I go because the lead singer is very attractive. Whenever were sick or feeling down my grandma will say “Sana, Sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanaras manana.” Meaning Heal, Heal, little tail of the frog, if you don’t heal today, you’ll heal tomorrow (Garcia).

Our appearance is a big part in being Hispanic; we wear nicer clothes to almost every event family reunions, birthday parties, church, etc. Most Mexicans are Roman Catholic but my family isn’t, we are Independent Fundamental Baptists we go to church every Sunday, Sunday night, and Wednesday. When we are invited to a special occasion we never want to be the first ones there so we show up late, so when we get there the fun has usually started and that is the best time to go. Many cultures around the world, many alike, and many different, all symbolizing a culture in their own way.




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