Where are You From?

In this interaction between an adolescent male, and his Mexican immigrant grandfather, the issue of identity and culture are discussed. The young man is born in the U.S. and is struggling with the issue of being bicultural; both American and Mexican. The grandfather serves as a guide as he speaks of danger involved in this confusion, which leads some to seek their identity and culture within the subculture of gang life.

The worksheet that pertains to this social story is to be used to assist in the clarification of one’s cultural background/ identity subsequent to reading the story.