In “Cultural Baggage,” Barbara Ehrenreich says she is Scottish, English and Irish but she was raised with no ethnic background. Also, she says that her mother always told her to try new things even foods from different ethnic groups. She mentions that as a child, she briefly nourished a craving for tradition and roots which led her to learn about other people’s culture like that of Disraeli. She further mentions that she learnt a bit about her ethnic background from her grandmother. In addition, she says that she tried to acquire the ethnic gene she lacked for her children by marrying an Eastern European-Jewish man. Ehrenreich states that the statement her older child made “you don’t even believe in God” reminded her of a genuine heritage that
