Cultural+Diversity

Being a minority in a group is not something that our society faces everyday. Pat Mora, Poet and Author, strongly enforces teachers and the community to build cultural awareness throughout their daily lives. The Hispanic national community is highly diverse which gives Mora opportunities to express her love for her Mexican Culture. Mora was born in She grew up in a bilingual household but attended an English speaking school. While Mora was attending school her culture was not welcomed giving her the motivation to start her career as an ethnic writer. When Mora was growing up her Mexican heritage was strongly enforced because of her grandmother who spoke only spanish and her parents who were bilingual.