The author has a cultural background consisting of African-American culture from her biological father and German-American culture from her adopted father and biological mother. While identifying with her African-American roots, she was mostly raised with the traditions and values of her German-American family. In addition to these cultures, she is also part of feminist, Beyonc辿 fan, and film cultures.
2. WHO AM I?
My cultural background consists, generally, of two spheres: African-American culture, and German-
American culture.
It is complex because my biological father is African-American, and though we have little to no contact, I
still identify with the African-American roots that he provided.
My adopted father, however, was German-American like my biological mother. This means that, while I
was raised in both African-American and German-American cultures, I mostly had the traditions and
values of the German-American part of myself.
Though my family is descendant from Germany, they adopt typically general American values.
Other cultures include: feminist (womanist) culture, fan culture [Beyonc辿], and film culture.