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My Culture, Mi Cultura,
MeraSanskar
By,
Ruksheen
Hello!
Namaste
¡Hola!
KemChho

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Thesis Statement
From inheritance, I am 50% Mexican and
50% Indian Zoroastrian (Known as “Parsi”).
At home, I am about 86% American, and
the remaining 14% is a blend of Mexican
and Indian. I think that other countries I
have visited, however, have also put a bit of
influence in my life and my point of view.

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Elements of My Culture
(Table of Contents)
• Food
•Art
•Clothes
•Music
•How I See Me
•Glossary

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Indian Food
Indian food has lots of veggies and different spices. This is
because the majority of the people are vegetarian. At home, we
like to cook Parsi style, which is “non-veg.” I love the potatoes
that my aunt makes. In India, people use spices for mainly
everything. Even sweets! 

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Mexican Food
In Mexico, the food mainly has beans, meat, and rice. They
use a lot of veggies and fruits too. Overall, their diets have lots
of protein and animal fats. At home, we like to have Mexican
breakfasts like “Chilaquiles” that my Abuelita makes. We also
like to have “Taco Nights”, which is really an American tradition.


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Mexican Art
In Mexico, usually you will see indigenous art. A lot of it is
colorful and lively as well. Pictures of murals and glass
windows are a good example. Here, at home, we have a few
paintings that we got from Mexico. The two that we have over
our Piano are from Mexico. They look like Watercolor buildings
in front of a night sky. I myself like to do watercolor painting.

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Indian Art
Indian art focuses a lot on the Hindu gods. For example, I have
a small statue of Ganesha, just like a lot of other Indian
families. Indian art also focuses a lot on the OM sign. Like
Mexico, the art is colorful and lively.

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Mexican Clothing
When I went to Mexico, my family and I wore light clothing. T-
shirts, jeans or skirts. I didn’t pack any warm clothing except for
a sweater, one long sleeve, and a jacket. The rest of the family
there, wore long sleeves, warm pants, and sweaters. All I had
were short sleeves and short skirts. 

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Indian clothing
In India, they wear light things like
the pajamas that ancient Egyptians
wore. Most men wear them. They
are made of light material, woven
from cotton. In India, most women
wear saris. Lots are made from silk.
Sometimes, the tailors that make the
saris will border them with
embroidery. At home, I have some
kurtis, which are the traditional
outfits for kids and women.

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Mexican Music
As you might guess, traditional Mexican music is Mariachi. It
has trumpets, guitars, violins, and bases. However, we don’t
listen to it that much at home. Once, in 2nd Grade, I did a
Mariachi dance called, “JarabeTapatio.” It was pretty fun.
Otherwise, I don’t listen to Spanish music except for my mom’s
“Boleros.” It’s like old Mexico.

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Indian Music
Indian music is mainly Bollywood. It’s like Hollywood, except
that it’s for India. For classical Indian music, they use
instruments called “Sitars” and “Tablas.” At home, we have a
set of tablas, but we don’t usually pull them out. We don’t have
any sitars either. And we listen to a lot of bollywood too.

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How I See Me

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Glossary
Mi Cultura • My culture in Spanish
MeraSanskar• My culture in Hindi
Chuilaquiles• A tasty dish made with tomato sauce, tortilla, and chiles
Abuelita• Grandmother in Spanish
Bapaiji• The way that Parsis call their grandmothers from the father’s side
Kurti• The traditional Indian shirt for girls and women
Sari• The traditional Indian outfit for women
sitar• An instrument like a guitar; gives a sound like an acoustic electric
guitar
Tablas• usually a pair, tablas are a drum that gives a pong pong/hollow
sound
Bollywood• It originally came from a mix of Bombay and Hollywood to create
Bollywood

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Thank You!