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       America is known to be a melting pot of cultures. People from around the world come here to experience the diversity of America. Some people come to be who they are and others come to make their lives better, but still respect their culture. Sometimes when they are put into places with a ton of other cultures it is hard to keep their own through generations to come. One of the many issues families face is how to accept and explore their cultures without forcing it on your kids. You want your kids to grow up and love what you grew up to love, but they were born and raised in America. They grew up completely different from how you did and you can't change that. You can try but they will never truly appreciate your culture. The one good thing about America is the fact that not one single person is the same, every person has a separate background. As much as they try to run from it, it will always be apart of them.

      You could say that my family is lucky because we don't really have to worry about all of that too much. Both  of my parents were born and raised in America, and their parents were too. My dad's great grandmother was part Native American and my mother's side of the family is part German and part Scottish. We don't have a rich culture to celebrate and accept. We do though have some Indian artifacts through out my house, and my uncle does look for arrow heads. Sometimes he will even make them. Besides that we really don't look into our culture. I do though wish we had some sort of rich culture, like if my grand parents were from some foreign country or even my parents.

    If my family had a dynamic background I would be interested in it. I would want to go visit every summer where they are from. I would want to try all of the cool and unique foods that come from there. I believe learning their language would be a great way to celebrate the culture as well, not only does it help you get a job but there is now something about you that sets you aside from everyone else. It's important for people to celebrate their rich culture and heritage, if I had a super cool one I would.