My Interview On The American Culture - 864 Words

My interview was with an educated, middle class, White American Christian woman who differs from me in race and ethnicity. She is currently holds a position as a RVN nurse in an allergy clinic. Her mother passed away when she was four years of age; forcing her father to seek childcare for his two children. Her father, a psychologist hired an African American nanny for approximate ten to twelve years. He worked long hours and required a long term dependent nanny to trust his children with. With no mother figure growing up, her nanny became like a mother figure and the relationship grew throughout years building a long term bond between the two. During the interview we discussed many topics such as American culture, minorities, education and language. With no clear set of question to begin the interview I began asking her about the American culture. I asked if she felt America had a true culture compared to other cultures. 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