Top 3 favorite ethnic foods
Ceviche - poke
Lomo saltado - beef with friends
Causa - mash potatoes with vegetables inside
When did your family move to America?
Last year, she used to live in the U.S. but moved back for dads work
Why did you move to the U.S.?
Her parents wanted her to study here
What have people assumed about you based on your heritage?
People think she is Mexican.
Have you ever been treated poorly because of your ethnicity/race/beliefs?
Never
What language do you speak at home?
Spanish and English
Is there a typical style of dress?
No, Peru is very similar to the U.S.
Have you ever visited your native country, if so did you feel more welcomed?
Yes, she has many friends she loves to catch up with.
Are there any special traditions?
Santa Rosa D Lima and Festival de Cajamarca
There are a lot in Peru
What is your opinion towards your culture?
She says ‘It is weird but cool, it is weird because every city has its own culture and different background. However, it is cool because everyone is very happy.”
How do you think people view your culture?
A lot of people have told her that they want to live in peru, plus Peru has one of the seven wonders called Machu Picchu. Those who aren’t sure what Machu Picchu is, it is a city built in the 15th century built in the Andes Mountains in South Peru. It is the most famous sight in Peru and it represents the Incan Empire.
What cultures are like your own?
There are a lot of nearby cultures like Cusco where they believe in the goddess of the mountains and the sun. Cusco is also a place that used to be the capital of the Incan Empire.
Were you/your family affected in any war or deep hatred?
Her parents and grandparents were in Peru during several terrorist attacks. Her grandpa used to work at a university where the students he taught became terrorists. The students came to the grandparent’s household and threw a bomb at his house, where her father and grandma should have been. However, her grandpa had a really bad feeling that something was going to happen and so he warned them and they escaped 1 minute before their house tore down into shreds.
When her mom was about 21 she escaped a very similar attack on her house and family. A terrorist came with an intent to hurt people, they destroyed and bombed several houses in front of the place her mom called home, killing 16 of her next door neighbors.
ALSO, her wealthy uncle had two guns lined up on his head and was threatened by a group of terrorists that if he didn’t pay them a certain price they would explode his house and kill his family, who were all at home. Thankfully he escaped, but he didn’t escape the emotional scar of this near death experience.
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