Reflect back on "voices from the your past" in terms of the beliefs, attitudes, or values which told you about aspects of your heritage or your cultural self. For example, you may remember your father always saying "big boys don't cry" or your grandmother saying, " study hard so you can go to college and make this family proud".

So first of all just try to make a list of things you remember being said.  Keep thinking until you come up with a dozen 'family voices' between the specific questions below and your general remembering.

Secondly, complete each of the questions below to assist you to remember beliefs you may have heard from family or the general society about your heritage groups.

Gender:

I would identify myself as male or female? ___________________

Complete the following for your gender group.

Women/girls or Men/boys are___________________________________________.

                                                __________________________________________.

Women/girls or Men/boys don't_________________________________________.

                                                _________________________________________.

Religion:

I would identify my religious heritage or tradition as:____________________

Racial Group:

I would identify myself with the following race(s)____________________.

I believe my people are most celebrated for their

a)

b)

c)

d)

Ethnic Group: I would identify myself with the following ethnic group(s)______________.

I believe my people are best remembered for their

a)

b)

c)

d)

Other groups:

Any group to which you and society would recognize as distinct by sharing one of several unifying characteristics. Examples might be sexual orientation, economic class, sharing a common historical or psychological experience, unifying belief or activity.

I would also identify myself with the following distinct group:

I would describe the most central characteristic(s) of this group as:

I would also identify myself with the following distinct group:

I would describe the most central characteristic(s) of this group as: