Quotes About Culture

I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over.

I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays.

I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.

My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.

Libraries raised me.

I'm part Maori. My mum's Maori, and she raised me. And my grandma, she's Maori.

I was bred and raised in a multi-cultural music background.

We lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Northwest D.C. I was essentially raised by a Panamanian man and a Jamaican woman. That's why I have such a fascination with Jamaican food.

My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I was born and raised in India and enjoy cooking Indian food, too.

Both my parents are Italian. My mom was born and raised in Italy. My dad was born in Canada, but then they moved to Italy.

I was born and raised in the Bronx, and growing up here, you would go down the block, and on one corner you would hear bachata, on another corner some salsa, and of course there was hip-hop and R&B all over the place. So for me, it is very organic to have these combinations.

I was raised as a Muslim.

As you may know, I was raised in an Italian Catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland.

Well, Winnepeg has everything to do with my music in the sense it was where I was born and raised, cultured and all that sort of thing. A lot of my experiences come from Winnepeg.

I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am. I'm a full-blooded Brazilian, with an entire extended family of Brazilians, but I was born and raised in the U.S.

I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.

I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.

I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.

I was raised hearing music everywhere I went.

I was born and raised in China, and my parents were missionaries.

I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

I'm a Brazilian - full blood, parents born and raised, and I lived there for a little bit - but I didn't grow up there.

In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.

New Orleans will always be in my heart. New Orleans raised me - it's in my blood.