When I was young, I adopted my ethnicity because of the family I was born into. I use to dislike my ethnicity because of being judged of my race, but today that’s all different. I feel content about it and want to explore extensively with my identity.I’m fairly comfortable because of the experiences I had, and the people I encountered throughout life. Me being a Pakistani born American is my identity, and following the practices of Islam as my religion. Majority of the time, you get portrayed in a negative way, rather than a positive one. A few reasons why my identity is important is because of the culture, religion, food, and historical value. Most people assume Pakistani and Indians as the same kind of people, which we aren’t. Just by having the same kind of food doesn’t make you the same country. I would like society to actually perceive themselves with our food, culture rather than our skin color. In the past, I have been called names and racial slurs such as “Terrorist” or looked down upon several times just because I was an immigrant. Every human should be given a voice and be treated equal because we are all fourteen genes away from being the same.
When I use to be in elementary school, I would always think to myself that I’m an alien and don’t belong …show more content…
Like I am restricted to do certain things which in all religions have in common, but eating meat was something I had to be wary about because it wasn’t slaughtered with God’s name. Things like that made me an outlier, although as time went on I hatched from my shell. I learned new thing and different ways to deal with it. At first, I never imagined to adapt to such culture and traditions people follow in the U.S, yet I am no remorse today. I eat different types of foods today and listen to different people's perspectives rather than just my parents. I don’t ever judge others beliefs or cultures the way I was judged at my
When I use to be in elementary school, I would always think to myself that I’m an alien and don’t belong …show more content…
Like I am restricted to do certain things which in all religions have in common, but eating meat was something I had to be wary about because it wasn’t slaughtered with God’s name. Things like that made me an outlier, although as time went on I hatched from my shell. I learned new thing and different ways to deal with it. At first, I never imagined to adapt to such culture and traditions people follow in the U.S, yet I am no remorse today. I eat different types of foods today and listen to different people's perspectives rather than just my parents. I don’t ever judge others beliefs or cultures the way I was judged at my