My Experience At The Multicultural Dinners

The information that I have learned about diversity in the United States of America has helped me better understand and relate to others in many ways. The United States of America is a giant melting pot of several different races, ethnicities, and cultures. What I have learned is that each group has their differences and similarities. With these differences in culture they have taught me how to be tolerant and accepting of them no matter how different from me they appear. By accepting the differences in our diverse society I have learned new thoughts and ideas of living, different perspectives of thinking, and have been introduced to a variety of foods that I have never tried before. All in all, it seems in

Diversity enhances my life, when people have an understanding of my needs and I have an understanding of theirs. As an ex sailor, in the Royal Navy, I have been lucky enough to travel and witness many cultures. I was extremely lucky to be invited to an Indian wedding once, which was an experience I will cherish.

What diversity means to me is each and every individual in this world is unique. No one is the same so that’s why learning about new cultures, languages, lifestyles, religion, beliefs and traditions is enjoyable for humans. If everyone were the same, life would be boring. The unique characteristics that people possess can be vastly different. I have an open mind and am willing to be educated by people with different cultures because it gives the opportunity to gain increased knowledge about their lives. When people are accepting of others that’s when you have a better chance to

What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past?

When it comes to the topic of diversity and what is has taught me I really think of a few things. Diversity has really taught me a lot about myself as well as tolerance to others around me. Really there is nowhere in the world today that diversity is not present or has not had some sort of effect on our society as a whole. All in all I think that diversity really just means being different than others in various ways. I think if the United States never had any instances of diversity we would be a pretty boring and simple society. Many of our great minds of today as well as the past where very

Being raised in a diverse community has taught me to be compassionate, insightful, and understanding what happens in the real world. Growing up I was always very blessed to have two parents who loved and cared for me as much as they did, and who have blessed me with a life that everyone deserves. I am very fortunate that my parents have raised me in such a diverse community because I believe that it has shaped me to be the person that I am today.

Being the child of an immigrant mother, I have been blessed with the special ability to witness firsthand the importance of diversity. When my mother immigrated to the United States from Panama in 1990, she soon realized that the country in which she now resided was very different from the country of her birth. As a result, my mother was forced to adapt to her new environment by always keeping an open mind to her new surroundings, and this allowed her to overcome different obstacles such as the language barrier and a foreign culture. Through my mother's life story, I have been able to learn about the values of different cultures, and this has allowed me to broaden my horizons beyond my hometown in North Carolina. For me, one of the most exciting

Growing up in New York City and attending public school my whole life gave me the opportunity to grow up in a diverse environment which in turn has helped to broaden my perspective socially and culturally. These experiences allowed me at a young age to become friends with other immigrants and people whose culture, ethnicity, religion, and experiences were completely different from my own. Friends have taught me things like cultural norms and what is and isn't acceptable in other religions. Another experience that I that changed my perspective was taking the career pathway biomedical science because it helped me see academic courses in a different way. It showed me that school wasn't only tests, solving math problems, and writing essays. In

Diversity is easy when you have lived in different countries and indulged in various cultures throughout childhood. My journey began when I was born in Indiana and by the time I was 7, I had experienced life in Hong Kong, Japan and we eventually settled in Hawaii for the remainder of my adolescence. My father was the president of an air cargo company and traveled extensively, always coming home with various gifts from exotic places. It wouldn't be a lie to say I was an ungrateful spoiled brat, however that all changed after he left for a business trip and never came back. My father abandoned us in the spring of 2000, emptying all our savings and college funds and disappeared. Unlike diversity, adversity was hard for me, but it has made a solid foundation that I can build anything on, even earning a challenging degree in information technology.

The other encounter with the world we live in and racism was in college. We lived in an apartment style dorm with 4 other people. There were 3 bedrooms and a common area. The entire building was composed with males and females from all over the world and of different ethnicities. It was a melting pot just like New York City. My friendship with the other roommates really opened up my mind to other cultures and understand their differences. It was a very enlightening experience.

They say ‘ you never truly know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes’ What is a better way to understand a diverse community than living in it and experiencing it first hand. One gets to know about other cultures through books, magazines and television, but that is not even close to the feeling that you will get when you completely throw yourself into another culture and live through what it is like for those that live in other countries.

Over the semester I have learned, and developed in many areas of cultural and educational areas. We went over a large variety of multicultural influences and their impact on us personally and in educational settings, and I feel that I have grown immensely in numerous categories. Culture is such a big part of all of our everyday lives, and it impacts the way to act much more than we could ever realize. The world is full of diversity, throughout every continent. The United States is becoming more and more diverse as time goes on, and some people need to change with the times. The world is changing, but some are caught in the past with views on culture and diversity. It is sad to see how groups of people are still, in the

Growing up I always had the opportunity to interact with diverse groups. My father is a retired master sergeant of the United States Army. He is African-American and was born and raised Baptist in Kentucky. He married my mother who is South Korean and Buddhist. I spent the first three years of my life living in South Korea where my father was stationed. We

My community is very culturally diverse, one of the most in my state. This has allowed me to experience and meet an abundance of people each with an extremely different life and background. The majority of people I know are either first or second generation immigrants which has allowed me to know the struggles that these people go through. Being from a community with a mix of races, social status, ect. has opened my eyes to what the world is actually like. The majority of the time people from smaller towns are shut off from this type of diversity, but I am fortunate enough to have experienced it. I've grown up around poverty I enjoy helping out the community when I can and bettering those around me.

I come from a place where diversity is common, but not widespread. In my immediate group of in-state, in-city friends, I have not one who is a person of color. Before I ever even began to so much as think about race, I began my first relationship. At age sixteen, I was exposed to interracial dating. My girlfriend was online, so once again my in group stayed 100% white without a second thought. My best friend today is someone who I met online. She is an immigrant from Mexico, and it was my friendship with her that opened my eyes to an entire world of ethnicity, diversity, and equality (or lack thereof). An underlying, unconscious sense of fear, or a set of stereotypes perhaps led me to be friends with only people who were “like me” until I was older. Wanting to belong to a group of people that I share traits with, as a white person, is marginally easier. With white being the majority, it was no struggle to find people with my skin color.