Culture is an important part of social and human growth, which contributes to identity-building and self-esteem. One part of my culture is where I descended from, Ireland and Germany. I do not know much about Ireland or Germany but I am going to go off what I have been told and many other resources.

History is one important aspect that affects your culture and everyday life. My history lies in the deep depths of Ireland and Germany. I am unsure of when my family had immigrated into the United States, but according to German Americans: A Family Heritage Resource there’s large increments of time my family could have come here, (http://www.workingdogweb.com/german-americans.htm). The most likely time they migrated here was probably around 1848 because of the revolution in Germany, Ireland and many other European countries.

My family’s ancestry is something neither my family nor I have ever known anything about. I guess my family’s been here as long as we can remember. We know that our ancestors came from Germany and Ireland (which is kind of obvious, given my last name, Angermuller). I ask my parents how much they knew about our past and well, neither of them knew much. We don’t even know where our family settled when coming here, due to my families constant moving around. I would like to know more specific aspects of my ancestry, but I guess that is just something I will not know, given there is no one I can ask.

Being and German and Irish is not too rare to find here in The United States. Regardless, it does affect my everyday life. For instance, my appearance is affected. My red/blonde hair comes from the roots of Ireland. While my last name Angermuller, comes from Germany. I get asked if I am German constantly when people see my name, I guess it’s more common name there. According to SR/Olympic Sports, there is even a speed skater (Monique Angermüller) from Germany that is in the Olympics! (http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/monique-angermuller-1.html). So as common as it is in Germany, it is not a name you find everywhere in The United States.

Sometimes I hate being German and Irish because a majority of people here in The United States are, and it makes me feel like everybody else. But deep down inside I know that I am a different person. So as much as it may seem that I am like everyone else, I am not. Whether it is my last name, my red/blonde hair, any of these things that set me apart, I am different. I am my own person.




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