culture
Final Project: Diversity: Advantages and Challenges
Cultural Diversity Instructor: 01/18/14
I think just learning about the vast amount of diversity that exists in the United States has helped me to better understand and related to others. It can be easy to assume that a person may be one particular ethnic background when it seems readily apparent on the outside, but with the fact that there are so many different ethnic backgrounds out there it really is not as apparent as it may seem at first glance. I would like to think that this makes me more aware of how I speak about diversity, and how I treat others. I think that what I learned new about my own racial, ethnic and cultural history in that by not putting stereotypes on people by assuming all Asians are Chinese, I can better appreciate the diversity that comes from my own heritage. I also have an appreciation for what my ancestors may have felt when they immigrated to the United States in the past.
I think that the U.S. population will look vastly different in the year 2050 because of immigration and the views of mixed marriages changing. According to Kotkin (2010), “In fact, most of America’s net population growth will be among its minorities, as well as in a growing mixed-race population. Latino and Asian populations are expected to nearly triple, and the children of immigrants will become more prominent” (p. 2). This country has been considered the melting pot for many years because of the history of immigration, and I think that over time that is going to continue to be true. I think that Caucasian Americans will probably be one of the
Cultural Diversity Instructor: 01/18/14
I think just learning about the vast amount of diversity that exists in the United States has helped me to better understand and related to others. It can be easy to assume that a person may be one particular ethnic background when it seems readily apparent on the outside, but with the fact that there are so many different ethnic backgrounds out there it really is not as apparent as it may seem at first glance. I would like to think that this makes me more aware of how I speak about diversity, and how I treat others. I think that what I learned new about my own racial, ethnic and cultural history in that by not putting stereotypes on people by assuming all Asians are Chinese, I can better appreciate the diversity that comes from my own heritage. I also have an appreciation for what my ancestors may have felt when they immigrated to the United States in the past.
I think that the U.S. population will look vastly different in the year 2050 because of immigration and the views of mixed marriages changing. According to Kotkin (2010), “In fact, most of America’s net population growth will be among its minorities, as well as in a growing mixed-race population. Latino and Asian populations are expected to nearly triple, and the children of immigrants will become more prominent” (p. 2). This country has been considered the melting pot for many years because of the history of immigration, and I think that over time that is going to continue to be true. I think that Caucasian Americans will probably be one of the
References: Gupta, T. (1996). Racism and paid work. Toronto, ON: Garamond Press. Jonas, M. (2007, August 5). The downside of diversity. Boston.com. Retrieved September 14, 2013, from http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/08/05/the_downside_of_diversity/?page=full Kotkin, J. (2010, July 1). The Changing Demographics of America. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/The-Changing-Demographics-of-America.htm