my 2 cents
It can mean a lot of things. Its not limited to one outlook or one saying. To me it means respecting yourself and not forgeting where you orginated from. I am mexican but dont exactly dwell in my culture. Im americanized to the fullest. Which means Im out for money cause this is the land of opportunity. Different people have different ways of expressing it, some verbal and some not. If you can tell it is being expressed then you are stronger for it.