Question

Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.”

If it helps any, I will tell you
I have always felt funny using chopsticks
and my favorite food is hot dogs.

Read the excerpt from “Mericans.”

We cannot spend our allowance on fried cookies or Familia Burrón comic books or those clear cone-shaped suckers that make everything look like a rainbow when you look through them.

Which theme best describes the two excerpts?
Traditional foods do not bring families together.
Sharing special foods with family is an American tradition.
Young people frequently resist trying foods of cultures different than their own.
Culture is frequently linked to traditional foods.

Answer 1

"Culture is frequently linked to traditional foods."

Both excerpts connect identity and cultural background to food (chopsticks vs. hot dogs; fried cookies and familiar cultural items), showing how food relates to culture and belonging.