How to Embrace Cultural Diversity

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By Tasha J
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Some people tend to become conformed to the normalcy of their own life while failing to venture into someone else’s culture or ethnicity. I recently heard that public schools in the state of Nevada are talking about segregating schools on the Westside of Las Vegas. Can you believe it? It has gotten to the point where out of several years of desegregation we are now going to take ten steps back. What possible reason could our school district have for segregation in 2009? In this article we will focus on unifying cultures through interactive research and public relations.

Difficulty: Easy

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Things You'll Need:

An Open Mind

Step 1

Learn how to get along with your neighbor. Due to the fact that there are diverse ethnic backgrounds populating the United States we should be compelled to get along with people from various ethnicities. One way to start is by becoming an active member in your community, attend neighborhood watch meetings, invite your neighbor who isn’t of the same ethnicity as you to dinner, lunch, etc. The main objective is to branch out from your comfort zone and get to know people who do not look like you (figuratively speaking).
Step 2

Learn a new language- Learning a new language is exhilarating, it peaks your curiosity into the culture behind the language.
Step 3

Travel-If you are financially secure, then you should consider taking a trip outside of the U.S.
Step 4

Educate yourself about different countries such as their monetary system, populations, laws, beliefs, etc. compare and contrast the systems from another country to your own and determine how they differ.
Step 5

Experiment with cuisines from other cultures. This is a fun part to embracing cultural differences. Sure we have our usual, chicken, beef, pork or steak dishes that we have grown accustomed to, however; we should open our mind to entrées/meals from other culture. When I use to work for a medical practice, we scheduled a luncheon with a drug representative. We had the opportunity to taste food from a Middle Eastern cuisine. Of course the taste took some getting used to; nevertheless I appreciated the fact that I was opened to trying something new.
Step 6

Incorporate learning games that will sharpen your knowledge of different ethnicities. This would be fun for the whole family. Create a trivial pursuit game that would cover the history of your specified country and reward those who have answered correctly. For example, if your son/daughter has correctly answered your question, then perhaps you can relieve him/her from washing dishes after supper tomorrow night.
Step 7

Share what you’ve learned about different cultures with your children and/or relatives

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bellerose said

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on 8/17/2009 Great ideas! 5* Some churches in my area are good at bringing together different groups of people. One in South Philly has services in Spanish, Vietnamese and Indonesian. They have had a school since 1895 and day care for over 12 years.