Cultural identity is a means of differentiating between people, and also a way to feel special and unique. "Identity" is an important aspect of being human, and one's cultural identity is a specific way to feel connected to (or in other cases segregated from) a group of people, geographical place, belief system, or an ideal. Humans use "cultural identity" to find a sense of belonging to something bigger than the individual, and if you want to look at it in a darker way, belonging to something that others are not a part of.
The clip I chose deals with Filipinos debating what it is to be Filipino. This clip illustrates my point, as people talk about how wonderful it is to be part of this cultural group, while others debate who is actually "allowed" to be Filipino. Some using language as a requirement to be label Filipino, where others use place of birth, amount of "Americanization" or knowledge of cultural heritage to determine who is in this cultural group.
I also found this article on cbc.ca that you might find interesting. It deals with the changing and ambiguous cultural identities of Canadians with mixed heritages.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/mixedblessings/
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Allison, really nicely done. I enjoyed your article and the video posting was a really interesting one. It looks like you're making good use of your blog already! See you in class
Lisa
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