Quote: "There are more subtle ways that we internalize identificiation, especially in the forms of images and emotions. For me food and certain smells are tied to my identity, to my homeland."
Question: How exactly does "smell" intertwine with "identity"? What are some characteristics of her home that she detailed? Where do most of her traditions and characteristics come from? Are they purely "Chicano" or a myriad of things?
Personal identity can be expressed through culture. Smells can associate with specific foods popular in ones culture or even scents of native plants, flowers, or perfumes. Her identity doesn't have to be strictly Chicana, it can include whatever she adhere's to and incorporates willingly into her personal life and image.
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