Individual Cultural

Collage

Tasia Hatcher
Descriptor Words ● These words are influenced from the following
○ The family that I was born into
■ Smaller immediate family, causing me to
● Hyperactive dislike crowds and cautious of people
The family that I created
● Shy ○
■ Entering motherhood has me more
● Clumsy protective & alert on possible dangers
● Creative ○ ADHD
Procrastinator
Cautious
■
● ■ Takes a while to do things in one sitting
● Loyal ○ Tactile Learner
● Upbeat ■ Need to get up & learn through activity
such as experiments
● Observant ○ Right Brain
● Protective ■ Arts & constantly looking at things from a
creative perspective
Cultural Belonging
Origin
● Born & raised in Las Vegas, NV
● Family & roots are from Jena. Louisiana
● Black
● Creole/Southern Culture
● Understand Louisiana Creole Language
○ Broken French
○ Can't speak it well
● Soul Food
Cultural Belonging
Holidays & Celebrations
● American Holidays
● Juneteenth
● Mardi Gras
● Black History Month
Cultural Belonging
Family Organization
● Family is large through great
grandparents
○ Great grandmother had 16 children
● Small portion of family are located in Las
Vegas, NV
○ Many are located in Louisiana & down the
south
● Immediate family I was raised in was me,
my mom and younger sister
○ Mother assumed both positions
○ Close & tight knit
Life Experiences
● 1993
● Millennial
● Raised with technology & the “glow up” of
social media
● ADHD
○ Hyperactivity
○ Constantly on the move
○ Gets bored easily
○ Not the best with finishing tasks or being
punctual
● West Coast
○ City-living girl
Life Experiences - Interest & Hobbies
● Hair
○ Experimenting/diverse with styles
○ Protective styles for blank women
○ Reading about and learning about the
different hair types blank women have
● True Crime Documentaries
○ Investigation Discovery Channel
○ Observant
○ Like to be aware of potential dangers
around me
● Vintage African American Photos
○ Seeing photographs that were taken over
fifty years ago
○ How they lived, how the average black
family looked
○ Black Family/Nostalgia
Worldview - Beliefs, Opinions, Values & Concerns
● Christianity
○ Raised in a Baptist church
● No one has the right to judge
● Not everything needs to be said.
Sometimes, opinions are better left
unsaid.
○ It's about how you respond to someone
you dislike; or a culture/race that you're
not accustomed to.
● Values
○ Family
○ Maintaining & recognizing my black
culture/heritage
○ Strengthens the black community
Worldview - Goals
● Short Term
○ Transfer to Nevada State College
○ Third grade teacher
● Long Term
○ Masters
○ School counselor
○ Conflicted about being at an urban school
with predominantly minority students OR
being that representation at a
predominately white school for minority
students
Cultural Artifacts
● Ancestry
● Photo of my great grandparents
● Slave manifest document of great, great,
great, great grandfather.
○ Baltimore to New Orleans