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Arab or American
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... As an 18 year old Arab-American male; my life is full of confusion. While the average American white male deals only with the stresses of school, I have a much greater responsibility and that is to determine my own cultural Identity. ... At home I am Egyptian, speaking only in Arabic, eating only middle-eastern food, and socializing with other Arab families. ... During this time, I was more “American” in many ways, however, after September 11th when I found myself on the receiving side of racial discrimination and stereotype; it made it difficult to consider myself “American” and caused me to lean more toward my Middle Eastern Heritage. ... We see here that Eto has been pulled into the American culture so much that he now stands and criticizes a fellow Japanese. ... Luke’s Hospital, they often called me to patient’s rooms to translate and to help them understand the American healthcare system and guide them through it. ... What Eto doesn’t realize is that having another culture actually makes you a unique person that would stand-out in American society and even make you more successful in the job-market. While being unique is a very good quality, one should make efforts not to be so unique that they isolate themselves from the good that can be found in American culture. Ichiro is failing to notice what American culture has to offer such as independence. ...
By taking some of both cultures, I have found what I feel is the appropriate middle ground between my American background, and my Arab background. ... Therefore drinking is an American cultural aspect which I have excluded from my middle-ground culture simply based on religion. ... I invited two of my friends to a party I had with some of my Arab friends so they could get a taste of what it was like. ... Most of all, they were fascinated with the closeness Arab people had in the United States.
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Title: Arab or American
Words: 1563
Rating: None
Pages: 6.3
submitted by: HaniE18
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