1. By Harlan Johnson Period: 6 3/23/2014
My Culture
By Harlan Johnson
Period: 6
3/23/2014

2. Mom’s Culture She was born in Vietnam at the height of the war.
She didn’t see her mother until 3 years after she was born.
She never had a culture just the flavor of hard work and the school was important.

3. Dad’s Culture Post war culture born into progressive Berkley.
Father in world war 2 as a marine.
2 brothers stuck in the middle.
American holidays with a New York twist.
No religion.
Dad died when he was 15.
Coming of age alone with war and summer of love as a backdrop.

4. My Culture Living in the hills but not really. American holidays.
Vietnamese food but no culture.
Eastern bay area kid.
Different way of thinking, more “Big Picture” and less “What’s next?”