Multiculturalism

A multinational is defined as “a company operating in several countries”, while multicultural is defined as “relating to or containing several cultural or ethnic groups within a society” (Oxford English Dictionary). Lundby & Kraut (2010) explain that organizations can function in four stages of globalization: “multinational, international, transitioning to global and global” (Kindle Location 553-554). Multinational organizations have cross-border operations that are primarily decentralized and

Diversity Diversity means that there are many different kinds of things, also means a group of people who are from different ethnic, languages, religions, beliefs, cultural traditions which exist in one community (Cockrell, Placier, Cockrell & Middleton, 1999). In these days, we are witnessing many of the ethnic diversity in all areas, including education. Ethnic diversity has become an important issue that must be considered carefully and find out its positive and negative aspects. Ethnic diversity

Cultural appropriation is becoming a more and more prevalent problem in society today. It has the negative connotation of taking from another culture. The public doesn’t seem to notice when they are taking another culture, but it is seen as a massive disrespect to the culture because of this. The five authors of the articles all agree that cultural appropriation is the taking from one culture and implementing it into your own; however, the authors opinions differ on what should be done about this

What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ)? The Cultural Intelligence Center defines CQ as a tool that “measures your capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations” (What is CQ Anyway?, 2017), noting that CQ is a form of intelligence that has been tested by academic researchers in over 98 countries for nearly two decades. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is the ability to understand key cultural standards of a colleague’s culture, to listen, discern, and modify someone’s behavior

The multicultural organization Historically, diversity in the workplace was seen as an employment equity issues. As the years passed by, it all changed. The surge of globalization has needed the collaboration among people of different backgrounds and cultures. Nowadays, organizations are now creating a diverse workforce beyond just gender, race, ethnicity, and nationality. Many U.S. organizations are embracing women, ethnic minorities, and foreign-born employees more than ever before in history

eople come from all different types of cultures from around the world. Your culture is made up of so many different things like religion food language, and even the close that you wear on the daily basis. Every culture is very different in the way they decide to show their culture thats what makes it so beautiful, and a new experience every time you do, taste or see something new from a different culture One experience that helps me to understand other cultures better is dancing. I have gotten

The complexity of a cultural identity is often underestimated. The groups we identify ourselves with, have crafted the hearts of our character. So, a cultural identity is unique to one person because of these groups varying from one’s ethnicity to the music they favor. Having been greatly influenced by my nationality, race, and generation, my cultural identity is that I am a Generation Z, Hmong-American. To begin, from the moment I was born, I was labeled as an American. Growing up in a country

In Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera, she uses her own personal experiences growing up and living near the border that separates the United States and Mexico. Anzaldua makes us reexamine the purpose of a border and the negative effects that come with it. Since she lives close to the border, she cannot completely identity herself as an American nor would she be able to call herself Mexican. As a Chicana, she did not know where she belonged in society. The two cultures she lived under put her

I never thought too much about who I am or at least what makes me who I am. I do have very strong convictions concerning who I want to be or who I feel as though I should be, but never have I theorized about how my makeup plays a part in it. As I viewed the pie graph in figure 2.1 of Ferdman (1995), I attempted to put my life in percentages basing them on what I felt I thought was most important. I immediately began to recognize who I am is a mixture of many things and from each I have built my

Where there is any form of change in education that is discussed, there are always those who disagree with that change. These critics deem that they are problems that exist with the concept of multicultural education. One argument against multicultural education is the fear that the lack of a clear definition will essentially confuse teachers which will affect the classroom. Professor Ryan, a professor of education at Lasalle University states that “the term multicultural education is a slogan. It