Multicultural Essay

Anthropologists have always had their discrepancies with the word culture and its background significance. There have been numerous definitions that have filtered through the field, yet not one that everyone can accept or agree with. Franz Boas, an anthropologist in the early 20th Century, and his students, had a difficult time figuring out the objective of what culture is. Culture is about learning and shared ideas about behaviour. Although Boas and his students had a slightly different idea in mind. They ultimately reached a conclusion, a definition of culture in their view that is a contradiction in terms. Boas sates that, “ culture was expressed through the medium of language but was not reducible to it;

In sixteen years of life, I have received an opportunity to experience different cultures, learning styles, and languages. To start of, I am an American since I was born here, but the reality is that I was raised in India. My parents’ main motivation for moving back to India was because they wanted us to embrace our traditions, and most importantly, value our family relationships. We relocated back to the US at the start of 9th grade. This transition was a huge factor for transforming me as a person. I am cognizant of the two systems, cherish both, and realize that these multicultural experiences have encouraged me to grow and mature beyond my years. Relocating from a place is not as easy as one can imagine. When compared to the US, India

Many people across the world still judge and change their attitude about the person based on the color of their skin. One study showed that when a European

In the past few weeks after reading more about different races and how they are perceived by other people, has got me thinking more in depth about the how’s and why’s behind this. How did racialization become a part of our world? Who came up with them? Why is racialization a thing? Between this class and ED 310, I am starting to understand prejudice, discrimination, privilege, power, and oppression much better and how it ties into racialization. It is apparent through the readings that all racializations are not equal in education.

What is it that makes a person multicultural? My story is about Daniella a young student at Roger Williams University who has been exposing herself to cultural space in Roger. It all begins with communication and her courage to socialize with different cultures. Intercultural relationships has been the key for her multicultural identity as mention in the book Intercultural Communications Globalization and Social Justice. Intercultural Relationships is the “human interaction with people from different religion, nationality or ethnicity”. (112) in my story I focus how she is been interacting in different cultural spaces. For example “Dia de los Muertos” a Mexican tradition. The event had verbal and non-verbal cultural communication. The behavior,

This reading is also significant because it allows us to see how institutional racism has remained prominent in our society. I think often times we dismiss the historical background of racist theories like Darwinism. By doing this we forget how powerful structural racism has been indoctrinated into the lives of those in the United States and how people in power, the scientific community, has also contributed to the racist ideologies. It is significant because myths such as how some cultures just do not value education enough allows for those in the dominant race to attribute the flaws in the system to people of color rather than an institutional flaw. We forget that institutional racism has made it hard for people of color to get a job, yet we deem those same people of color on welfare and link it back to their inferiority as a race. This reading is important because it allows us to see how our ideologies and perceptions of those around us are formed.

To What Extend am I Bilingual and Bicultural From time to time the world had been continuously developing, and being able to understand,read, listen and speak your native language fluently is no longer enough. Being bilingual had became an essential requirement as by being monolingual had instantly distance you from all opportunities around you that allows you to have a better life. Some people also assume that if an individual had been raised to be bilingual, that individual will automatically have access to another culture and be considered as Bicultural, but in fact being bilingualism doesn’t necessarily mean you are bicultural as it is just parts of the bicultural identity. Majority of people including myself have their own perspective

     After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients, it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure, it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture, but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to improve patient-therapist relationships because of several reasons. First off, generalities and race-centralisms only hinder, not improve, the inner workings of a therapy session. Second, there is no real way to test

Multicultural Student Alliance operates with the goal of embracing cultural differences between the University students. MSA wants to congratulate you for your successful application on being an affiliate of our group. You will meet the value of learning and initiate the many societies other than picking up a comprehension of the substance of acquainting with more than one culture. Our student group grants free application from all the students only if they are able and ready to follow all terms and conditions our organization goes by. We have set up many different events

I think that people are capable of being complete without the need to embrace their cultural ancestry, since it has been proven time and time again that the culture of an area has changed from the it’s ancestry as with the culture of America before and after the Revolutionary War. Before the war the colonials have behave exactly like their mother country citizens, till after the war America became obsessed with being completely different cultural wise from both the Natives and New England. Also the time in which the Natives in the past have had great care in staying with their ancestry, but through the years some have begun to slowly relinquish from their tribes and conformed to the nations society an abandoned their ancestry.

Racism and the effects of racism can be seen anywhere. In the hallways of the high school, the streets, housing, neighborhoods, cities, and more, one thing is seen, and that 's segregation, which is ultimately caused by racism. Walking in the hallways at school, chances are that you’ll see a group of whites, a group of Hispanics, and a group of African Americans, but rarely do you see these three groups interacting with each other. Racism has been made a part of people’s everyday lives, a border posed by racism: segregation. Racism and its effects can not only be seen around us but can also be traced throughout countless readings in HWOC this year. Almost every literary work focuses on the topic or underscores at its effects, and today, you can walk into any library or bookstore and find something, whether it be a news article or chapter book, regarding racial conflict. This alone is evidence of how racism has integrated our society and continues to inform and manipulate our minds. The literature we have been exposed to this past year is a reflection of society, similar to a reflection in a mirror showing us the piece of hair sticking up in the back, literature is showing us the problem so it can be addressed.

The concept of globalization, which is the increasing integration and interdependence of different countries from one another in terms of economic, communication, and technological aspects, leads one to address the concept of cultural diversity or multiculturalism. Cultural diversity in the health-care system touches lives of many Americans in one way or another. No matter what our own cultural background is, when we go receive medical care, we may encounter a care giver who comes from a different cultural background than ours(Naylor 1997,291).. In the concept of cultural diversity, it can be recognized that two terms are equally important. The first concept is culture, which refers to the total way of life of individuals, and the unique

The United States serves as a culturally rich country who opens its arms to individuals from many different ethnicities, backgrounds, and life experiences. It seeks to be the melting pot of a blended group of people, providing opportunity and equity for all. Consequently, our educational system is the cornerstone for providing equal opportunity for all persons. Therefore, as the United States continues to be immersed with individuals from various cultures, the educational system must consistently seek to assure that educational opportunities are equally distributed to our students. In order for this task to be accomplished, developing a well-defined illustration of what multicultural education is necessary.

ABSTRACT: The questions suggested by the term "multiculturalism" range far and wide, embracing: questions of inclusion; questions of criteria; questions of self-identity; and questions of the meaning of multiculturalism. In this essay I provide a framework: (i) that allows us to begin a discussion that might answer such questions; (ii) that illuminates why it is that such a modest aim is the most we can hope for at this time; and (iii) that provides an understanding of what we can do in a multicultural world in order to illuminate what we should do. This framework will reject both the idea of toleration as found in Berlin’s conception of human choice and will speak of as maximal multiculturalism,

As I child, unfortunately, I was bullied at a very young age. The school was tough for me because I felt different. I have always felt different because of my ethnicity. I felt that being bullied for my looks, my clothes, and my Mexican name, made me not love myself and my cultural background. As a child, I was bullied because of my appearance. As a result, I began to believe it was because of my ethnicity.