Research Paper on:
Growing up in a Multicultural Background

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a background that is multicultural. In many ways these stories can relate to the experiences of most people, for nearly all people, black or white or Asian or Hispanic, experience  the sometimes confusing reality of multicultural existence. In the following paper we present a tutorial that provides information about the multicultural realities written about by Alvarez and Aida while also  examining the multicultural experiences of this particular writer. Multicultural Biography We begin with Alvarez who is of Latino origins. She finds herself in New York and in a  position that is immersed in multicultural realities. While this has never been the experience of this particular writer with enough education and knowledge of the world it is easy to  somehow empathize with Alvarez. She is faced with the culture of her people, primarily her parents, but finds that she must also become part of the culture of the United  States as well. Many studies indicate that this second generation of immigrants from Latin origins often have incredibly difficult times and essentially begin forming their own culture to some extent.  This is clearly the case with the family in Alvarez story for "This story is a study of how a mother has the added challenge of not only being a  wife and mother but also serving as the cultural interpreter for her four daughters and husband as they make the transition from living in the Dominican Republic to the United  States" (Friday 1999/1/99.01.05.x.html#g). In the case of Aida we see similar qualities that involve multicultural struggles, although what we see is almost the reverse as Aida somehow struggles with  needing a far deeper connection with the culture and the language, not trying to find a place in the world of white men necessarily. We note this struggle in the