What does identity mean to me? Identity means everything to me. It is who I am and how people would perceive me from an external view. It is what makes me unique because I am different from everyone else. There is no one that is exactly like me and I like that a lot.
In Gloria Anzaldua essay she taught me a lot about identity and how important it really is. I come from a very diverse background. My mother is German, Irish and Puerto Rican while my father is African American. I do not know much about my family background and culture which actually upsets me because I would love to have those roots to live by. My grandfather came straight from Puerto Rico obviously spoke fluent Spanish, but he never taught my mother or her siblings. I always wished he did because I think it would actually be kind of cool.
My identity shows my gender and race but unfortunately to some I vary between looking older or younger so it does not even show my face. My social class can be determined through my identity but that is truly depending on if I wake up early enough to get ready and dressed. Anzaldua said something very important to me and very relevant to something in the media today and that is “When other races have given up their tongue, we’ve kept ours.” This truly inspirational and important to me because all over social media there has been this saying “Black lives matter” regarding some police brutality cases. I am not saying that I am completely on the “black side” but this is part of my identity and race coming together and not giving up their tongues.
Another thing Anzaldua mentioned in her essay really stuck out to me. I may look very quiet and I am very shy, but when it comes to things I truly believe in I tend to talk back and when she said “Muchachitas bien cridadas, well-bred girls don’t talk back” I strongly disagree. Brainwashed girls do not talk back. As part of my identity I speak for what I believe. I also believe the people you hang around with can be part of your identity and how people perceive you. I am lucky to have met people that are amazing and like me in many ways, but different enough to make me understand others point of view and respect them.
My identity makes me who I am and who I am is unique. In one of my previous post I talk about like being called Queen. I like because again makes me unique but also it makes my views and identity to myself strong. I cannot identity with a strong religion or culture, but I can with the little things that make me different from everyone else and I am still proud of that. 
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