Example Of Cultural Interview Questions

Cultural identity is what makes you who you are. Cultural identity can range from a variety of different things. But in today's culture people do not take the time to learn one another's back ground, they judge others based upon appearance. I am mainly looked at as a spoiled, stuck up white girl who went to catholic school, when none of that is true. I have a lot of things that make me who I am, from my family's traditions, to how old I am, the food I enjoy, the music I listen to, and the sport I play.

My cultural interview was with a coworker, 28 years of age and of Hispanic descent. While conducting the interview I learned a lot about the Hispanic culture. Many Hispanics like to be called Latino (a). Some do not like to be referred to as Mexican when they are from other countries other than Mexico. Hispanics also use slang within their culture just like African Americans. Within the culture the male is the dominant figure in the household. All the decisions that affect the family go through the father. If there is no father in the house, the oldest son fulfills that role. The older son may drop out of school so that they may assist the mother at the house in the absence of the father. Many Hispanics

Mexican culture is colorful and rich, enriched with pride and heritage. Family values and strong moral constitution have sustained the culture for hundreds of years. I have had the pleasure to interact and consort with the Mexican culture most of my life in the business that I'm in. Dedication and hard work are the stables that bound the stigma of the Mexican culture. Being that I truly honor the culture I have chosen a friend of mine that I work with to perform my interview upon. My interviewee is Maria Dimas; she was born in Cancun Mexico but has lived most of her life in the United States.

During my interview with Humanities Department Chair, Kate Morris, about the SIP process at Plainfield East High School (PEHS), she and I discussed many topics including how goals are developed, what data is discussed, and areas where the process can be improved. Based on the conversation with Morris I learned that an area where the school needed to improve was regarding missing work that was not being handed in by students. There needed to be a better way to not only submit missing work but also a way to track whether the missing work was an ongoing trend with that particular student in their other classes. Catching this trend early on and putting a stop to it in the infancy stage would allow the student a better chance to make sure their grades are where they need to be come semester’s end. That is where the technology tool that I will be discussing later comes into play since it would not only make the process easier for teachers but also administrators and students alike.

Over the course of the semester, we have learned a variety of interviewing techniques and put them into practice. We have videotaped ourselves interviewing and spent time analyzing it; we have spent time in the classroom participating in role-play scenarios. These experiences have given me the chance to begin learning and developing my own set of interviewing techniques and skills. To culminate our learning for the semester, we conducted one final interview and in this paper I will reflect on it in the context of the entirety of the class.

Culture describes the values and morals behind the interactions and different ways people go about living. Growing up I was fortunate enough to experience cultural differences within my friend group and throughout travels. I have seen cultural differences between continents, cultural differences in regions of the same continent, same country, and even cultural differences within the same city. Culture can describe any size group and any location. For example, the city of Chicago has a very unique culture, and each of the different neighborhoods in the city holds its own sub-culture. My friend group growing up was always very diverse and each of our families held different cultural differences. I myself am a duel citizen of The United States and Italy; my close friend Aziz’s family is from India and my other close friend Dong’s family moved here from Seoul, South Korea. In high school I was also blessed with a foreign exchange student from Mexico City: Rodolfo. I have always loved digging deep into cultures foreign to my own; in this paper I will analyze the different cultures of China (Asia) and The Dominican Republic (Caribbean).

Every child as a unique background and story to tell. It is important that everyone in the class be able to express beliefs, ideas, traditions, and information from their culture. We will be learning to support and celebrate each student’s unique culture. When students are exposed to diverse cultures research says that they have a stronger understanding of appreciating the differences in others. They feel more connected to the peers by being able to discuss aspects from their culture, this promotes students to become stronger critical thinker’s school. (Berg, Blank,.2006).

Think about the stereotypes you have heard - is there any "truth" to what you know/think is said

For me, Given the opportunity to Bead undoubtedly brought me closer to Native culture and taught me much about patience, the ability to focus and to have goodwill. It drew my attention into how Native peoples view the world, and the simplistic yet utterly complex art styles they hold to their culture. Over the course of around a month of beading, I was opened up to such a vast world of culture. With not only beading but how it led me deeper into the Native Culture, more specifically Ojibway.

As of September 5, 2015 I have conducted my intercultural interview. The interview was conducted with Claire “Con” Meyer, a 27 year old agender individual from New Zealand. Contact was made via a skype call, facilitated by my friend Christine Donham, Con’s girlfriend. Although Christine had told me about Con, this was my first meeting with them . I asked them the following questions:

This cultural interview was conducted with BT with his permission to participate in this cultural interview. I explained to the interviewee that his name would be de-identified and his initial would be used instead to protect his identity and his emotional security. The length of the interview was not as long as I hope to be, as he was getting ready for his son’s birthday party right after the interview. However, the follow-up questions were made in person to fill some of the gaps that were not asked during the recorded session. BT is a 45 year-old Caucasian male who resides in the neighborhood where the interviewer resides. He described himself as a “typical White guy,” and a question instantaneously arose in my mind. I have learned over the

We live in a country that prides itself on multiculturalism yet those who have different or multiple cultural identities and do not speak English to a certain degree of proficiency are ridiculed and suffer from prejudices and racism. Cultural identities and the ideology behind the language we speak can bring prejudice or privilege depending on how the cultural identities and ideologies are viewed by society. Most people who speak a different language also have a different cultural identity. In today’s society being different can have two effects either it is seen as foreign, exotic, and interesting or it can be viewed as an inferiority, a disability, or an unpleasant attribute. I had the luxury of being seen as interesting and exotic by my classmates. I grew up in a small town and was one of the few Spanish-speaking students in my school. Thankfully, I did not have to deal with racial slurs or discrimination as constantly as students in more densely populated school systems. The lack of prejudice helped positively shape my culture identity, but prejudice and racism can negatively affect cultural identity as well.

Culture is too much of a broad topic to be explained in one phrase. Rather it’s not only defined as shared beliefs, values, religions and attitudes, but it’s also categorized as, in scientific terms, as maintaining a group of tissues and cells that are in conditions suitable for growth. In other words, just as scientific terminology defines culture to be the conditions suitable for tissue growth, the definition of social culture is conditions suitable for growth in communication and relations. The objective of this essay is to address differences in culture which is demonstrated from a personal interview with a person whose culture is different than mine. More specifically, I will define how culture branches out into subcategories like power distribution, orientation, avoidance, context, proximities, and intercultural competence (Verderber & Verderber, 2012).

Identity is the individual characteristics that help us define who we are as an individual. Our Identity could be easily influenced by any interaction with our friends, families, and even cultures. There are also other things that determine our identity such as, gender, social class, and most importantly, race and ethnicity. However, the individuals who are having a difficult time keeping their personality in the U.S are children of immigrants, first-generation immigrants, as well as, the second-generation. The reason why they are having a difficult time maintaining their identity is due to discrimination and oppression that they face when living in the United States. When this happens those immigrants become afraid of practicing their culture in public. One of the ways that those immigrants avoid being bullied for being culturally different is by practicing the American culture and not practicing their culture at all. When only practicing one culture for an extended period it will eventually make them forget about their indigenous culture. That’s one of the reasons why transnational migration is becoming a tremendous problem for any immigrant because it’s making them forget about their own culture and negatively affecting their identity.

I am an American citizen born abroad in England. I was raised there for eighteen years, however I have always identified with American culture. My parents were expatriates working over there at an Air Force base. I went to school on the Air Force base with other American children. I’ve had an American accent my whole life. I had very little to do with the English culture because everything I did was centered on school or the military community. Even though I was born in England, one reason I never felt like I was a part of the English culture because I didn’t have the accent. I always felt more accepted and apart of the American culture even I was not living in America at the time. I have been lived in Texas now for ten and years and have also lived in Alaska for 3 years.