create, and share. Culture distinguishes one human group from another.

genes hail from India, a fact of which I am extremely proud of. I was

born and raised in the United States, a

fact of which I am even prouder. I may not be as Indian as the Indians

from the sub-continent, but I am me,

made up of a unique and wonderful blend of two cultures and influences.

background and being born and raised in America brings about several

what we call cultural clashes- being from one family with two

As second generation children, many face a struggle to maintain our

in a contrary culture. We have to learn how to balance two parts of our

seem to understand each other. My parents were the first from our

States. They have been living here for almost 25 years. They came to

great expectations for themselves and their families. They had to learn

marriage with someone of the same social caste, religion, and/or

generation gap between teens and their

culture, they realize that they have to

take the best of both worlds and cultures and be a better person.

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