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Personal Narrative: My Identity In Houston
In my experience, I don’t think I am reluctant to a specific identity. Houston is a very diverse city that people can find almost any type of music genre. In my community there are Hispanic and African American families. The music that is heard is of all kinds from “R&B, Pop music, Reggae, to Cumbia, Bachata and Regional Mexicano.” I have lived in the same community ever since I was born and in my opinion, I have grown up listening to the different types of music genres. This has shaped my identity to be open to different music genres and traditions.
In addition, being born in Texas has also been part in the shaping of my identity. Since I was born and live in Texas, “Country music” is also one of the types of music genres that has involved
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