You're all descended either from immigrants to America or from Native Americans. All of us, thus, have in our background a culture other than the one which governs most of our present social life.

describe the similarities and differences between norms of author's cultural background and those of the dominant American culture. Secondly it will describe how these similarities and differences affect the author's life. How has author's cultural background contributed to the mix that is the dominant American culture, and lastly how the author has developed a new culture as an adult and the sources of this personal development?

Cultural Background

Cultural Similarities and Differences

Sources of Personal Cultural Development