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My Culture - Coggle Diagram

- - - - My dad is a very white man from Indiana. His family immigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland and England a few hundred years ago, and European culture was not present in his family when he was growing up.
    - - Afro Latina
        
        My Abuelo is an afro-latino man from the mountains of Puerto Rico, specifically a small town called Quamo. He is very proud of his African heritage, and he has taught me to be proud in it too. Our African heritage is very present in Puerto Rican food, language, and dress.
      - Light skin latina
        
        My Abuela is a light skinned Puerto Rican from a mountain town. She is predominately of European decent, but she likely has some Taino and African blood as well.
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    - - I embrace my ethnic features because I feel like they connect me to my community. Curly hair, wide hips, and big noses have been shammed and considered unattractive in the past, but my mom taught me to love these features as they were a part of me. I embrace my curly hair because it connects me with other latina women and because it connects me with my mom.
      - My race is perceived differently based on the context I am in. If I am at an all white gathering, then my Puerto Rican identity is highlighted more than my white side is. If I am in an all hispanic or POC gathering, then I am usually the whitest person there. It is difficult finding others to relate to my experiences and form a community based on being biracial, so I tend to lean heavily into my Puerto Rican identity so I can interact with the hispanic community.