Blog 16

1. How do the author’s mother and grandmother react when he falls in love with a Japanese woman?  Why is the author so concerned about marrying someone who is not Mexican?  Do you agree with Gary Soto that family background is as important as ethnicity in determining how well a young couple might get along?
2. Examine different points of view about marrying outside one’s culture and identify the factors that distinguish groups from one another. (Examples might be race, religion, and social class.)  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of marrying outside one’s group.

I think that they dnt agree with him beause they are different, and they think that they have money and wouldn't go out with someone that is poor. And also every in the family married someone that was Mexicans just like them selves. I think it does really matter what they are I think it matters how they are with which and what they like and how they treat each other. But some family think that that's important, but not everyone. People can talk and say mean things, their life can be hard because their own family won't agree and they might lose family. But it's on a person if they are ok to lose their family for love that's their own choice to do and it's like a sacrifice and maybe someday their family will accept it.

Blog 15

A memoir is a narrative account of a personal experience.  There are many memoir pieces used in our anthology, “A Multicultural Reader”.  Blog about the following topics:

1. Why do you think our book includes so many memoir pieces? (Look at the table of contents.  Each selection is identified by its style.)
2. What makes memoir writing suitable to exploring the theme of cultural diversity?  Explain.
3. Why do we find it interesting to read about the personal experiences and feelings of others?  (Consider why we also find it interesting to watch the personal experiences and feelings of others in the dozens (hundreds?) of reality shows on TV.)

So it can explain what is about and what it means. It was a lot of details and you can think about how the image is. I think because you can have things in common and learn and always they can give you a message. And also you can be helpful in a way. 

Blog 14

1. Have you ever been stereotyped about your age, gender, race, ethnicity, where you live, clothing style, music you listen to,etc.?  Explain.  How did it make you feel?  Have you ever stereotyped someone based on any of those things?  Why?  Explain.
2. What effect does stereotyping have on people?  Explain.  

Yes I have been stereotype about my age, and race mostly there are others but the are the most big one I think. When people look at me when I'm like in a corn stop of something they look at me like I'm going to steal because they thing I'm young which I'm not I'm 18, I get that because I'm so short and I look younger then my age. Also my race people think that I'm crazy and Wild all the time and trouble maker because I'm Puerto Rican and they think that all Puerto Ricans are the same which is a lie because we aren't the same. It doesn't matter of what race you are because everyone is different people just choose to be wild and crazy. Stereotypes gets me mad because people judge before even knowing who you really are, since you look this way and stuff they always come to conclusion of oh she or he is this way watch them or something. Well it's not that way because everyone is different we don't act the same. And I never judge any one of their front cover because that something that I think is mean and harsh, they can be something that you never thought they were like so I never judge people because stereotype I think is like judging people by its front cover. I think that it has a big effect on people because when someone judges you it makes you feel the lowest and it hurts so I think it has a big effect on people and everyone because people don't like that. 

Blog 13

A 20-year-old African/Japanese American explains how his “special” hair is a metaphor for struggling with his identity as a mixed-race person in America.  The author refers to America’s attitudes about race as its “whack color game.”  What do you think he means by that?  How does America focus on race?  How can this affect how individuals identify themselves?  Explain.  Use examples from the essay and real life.




I think that what he means by "whack color game" is that people see how other will react in things if they looked a little different from their own race to see if any one notices or does something or even say something. It can affect how people look at you when you try to be different from your same race, you might like so,etching that other race have or do and you might want to do the same. We all have likes that our own race might not like and some people are willing to try that. But there are some people that don't like that their own race do thing alike other race. They choose to do things different because you can give a message they choose to do things different because they like what it mean or stands for. So it just depend on what you like and I think that's ok because you might like how things are done different ways.

Blog 12

Many children of immigrants try to fit into their new country by turning away from their parents’ culture and acting like their peers.  How does Mona find her place in her new school?  Explain.  How do you think the narrator’s experiences will help her find her way?  Explain.



At first she was just a normal new kid in the school but then someone started to help and she realized she was just different. She started to learn how they did things so she can fit in, to me i think that she learned fast she, of course said things different but she hardly knew English but she did ok with learn how to say words and how to do things that others did at that school. She mad a friend and that friend helped her a lot and a lot other the other student wanted to know about her. She learned and catches on to things very fast so it was easy for her to fit in and learn their way.

Blog 11

paragraph) -- Describe the grudge Kaitlin holds against her father.  How did it originate?  What has kept it going?  What tone does the author take when she describes her father and family?  Why does this happen in families sometimes?  How can people find common ground


She gets really frustrated with her farther becuase he really does really care about her thoughts. He really only thought about himself and his job and his money, that's all he thought sbout. It has kept going becuase he stayed likebthatcand never change, didn't think about what was around him he only paid attention to what mattered to him. He never help her at all she tried to get help and see if he can be a real dad but never happen. The author made it with a little anger and like what ever tone becuase she was tried of him acting how he was acting. Sometimes if happens becuase they are raising their children how they were raised becuase at parents years they are raise really different and they get raised hard so they can learn how to take care of themselves.