Question

Irena, age 16, is a first-generation immigrant whose parents came to the United States from Ukraine when she was just a baby. Irena enjoys many of the same things that her American friends do, but respects her culture’s traditions and speaks to her parents in their native language. Irena seems to have formed a _____ identity

Answer 1

Answer:

Bicultural identity

Explanation:

Irena has a Bicultural identity, which means retaining one's identity even when two different cultures are combined. Such molding leads to a homogeneous identity that adapts to the new culture following native culture. It is an amalgamation or melting pot of two different cultures beyond the physical hindrances and boundaries.

Irena speaks her native language that clearly means she is Bilingual. The mode of adapting two languages ( native and the foreign ) is known as bilingualism. In an age of globalization, it is highly appreciable that she enjoys the benefits of a common American clearly diminishing the boundaries of race, culture and identity. It gives birth to a more inclusive society that constitutes different cultures in one.