My Family Culture

If my immediate family and I was a part of a major catastrophe and we had to evacuate to a different county whose culture is totally different from ours and we were only allowed to bring 3 small items with us that may represent my family's culture I would have to bring:

1. Magazine with Barack and Michelle Obama on the cover and all of the other African-American literature
2. African-American dance
3. African-American holidays and observances

When I get to the new country I would explain to others that the reason why I brought a magazine with Barack and Michelle Obama on the cover because after 43 Caucasian presidents he was the first African-American president of the United States of America and he won majority vote for both of his terms making him the 44th president of the United States for the last 8 years.  

Although African American dance is nothing tangible it would be something that I could bring with me and would never have to worry about it being taken away because again it is not tangible - I would share all of the different hip hop dances, jazz, line dances and other dances that is very popular in our culture and would explain that dancing and having a good time is good for the soul and in our culture many find peace in dancing - sometimes dancing can help relieve stress and make you forget all about your worries. Hakuna matata. 

The root of the African American culture to me would be the holidays that we celebrate every year to remind us what our ancestors went through in order to pave the way for us, again this is not a tangible thing - this would be something that can not be taken away as well. I would explain how African-Americans all over celebrate Kwanzaa, Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Black History Month (celebrated every February for the whole month). Kwanzaa happens every December 26- January 1 and on each of the seven days it honors a different principle that is believed to be the key on building strong, productive families and communities in Africa. Juneteenth (celebrated on June 19th every year) is a day where we celebrate the liberation of black American slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that honors the civil rights leader which is celebrated yearly on the third Monday in January.

I wouldn't feel any type of way if I was told that I could only keep one item because the other two would remain embedded in my soul and brain for the rest of my life so I would have no issue with giving up the magazine with the Obama family on the cover.