To what degree does a person's cultural heritage define his or her identity?

To what degree does a person's cultural heritage define his or her identity?

        IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF A PERSON DEFINES, TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, HIS OR HER IDENTITY. FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE RAISED UNDER THE CERTAIN CULTURAL BACKGROUND, WHICH MEANS WE ARE GREATLY INFLUENCED BY THE CULTURAL BACKGROUND. MOREOVER, THE CULTURES AFFECT OUR MODES OF THOUGHT, WHICH IS VITAL TO DEFINE OURSELVES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CULTURE HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR CHARACTER. WHEN WE SAY “THAT MAN MUST BE A CHINESE”, WE MEAN THAT HE IS OF CHINESE CULTURAL HERITAGE.