Perspectives on Diversity and Culture

Definition of Diversity & Culture:

When talking to my friends and family members. They given me their definition of Diversity and Culture:


Ann live here in United State now but was raised in Vietnam. Ann, defines culture as being part of our life and that family and friends make up your culture. She says its the way we live. She also defined diversity as being different. It is something we learn to accept about each individual. "I totally love her answers"






Mai lives in Egypt was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt and still live there today. Mai, defines cultures as being part of a person family some ones belief system how they live. She also defines diversity as being able to accept others for themselves.



This is my husband Ahmed and he was born in Egypt  also and also raised in Egypt went to college in Alexandria and Rutgers university. He defines culture as being part of a  individual life and the people and things that surround that individual. He also says culture help become who we are today. diversity he defines as being able to accept individual and their culture. Diversity is being different.

    Taking to Erica Rivera and asking her to defined culture  and diversity.  She stated Culture is family and where you are brought up and Diversity is different people. Erica was raised in the United States but her family is from Puerto

 
Rabbi Miller: No Picture (Sorry) He refuse a picture taken.


Culture is  family and everything surround you including your friends

Diversity: is changes and being able to accept it.

Dr. Todd: No Picture (Sorry) ?





Culture: something we are born with and we surround ourselves with everyday
Diversity: is be different or having something different.


I found through-out many conversation with my friends and family members diversity and culture seem to be on the same aspect of our course reading. For example diversity is being able to accept individual who may look or act different and  my friend and others stated the same thing. They also talked about how culture is based on family and in our course reading it talked about family and environment.
However, when you talk about omitted and what part, I love how being part of a person or culture is never mention and how we lived. Some times we forget that how we live is the key to our culture because sometime it not necessary where we live at.
I found that other people definition of culture and diversity influence me by their true meaning and what they may feel culture and diversity really means.



My Family Culture

                                                  My Family Culture
My 3 survive Items:

 

A description of the three items you would choose

 Through-out my evacuation to other countries with  some of my family members. I would definitely grab these three items.

1. My wedding ring because this symbol the love my husband and I have for each other forever. Looking at it everyday would help me to remember that special feeling.

2. Quran is my religious book and this is a big part my family. The Quran holds the establishment on how a Muslim family should live .The family in Islam is a patriarchal family and the patriarch, that is to say, the head of the family, carries a tremendous burden of responsibility. Along with this responsibility he carries the burden of leadership.

3.Family Photos and Birth Cert., the reason I would take family photo because of my member of times with my family and friends.

 

How you would explain to others what each of these items means to you:

1.My wedding ring I would tell people this symbol my love with my husband forever.

2.Quran, is consider my Holy book in my religion and this how my family culture is base on is our religion.

3. Photos, these are my family and friends pictures and they man the world to me and I want to remember how we dress and the food we ate and many other things only with my birth cert. that stated where I was born at.

 

Your feelings if, upon arrival, you were told that you could only keep one personal item and have to give up the other two items you brought with you.

I would feel confused and hurt because they all have a special place in my hurt and I wouldn't know what to do.

Any insights you gained about yourself, your family culture, diversity, and/or cultural differences in general, as a result of this exercise,

My family means the world to me and so do my religion. I didn't realized how much I really follow the Quran until I was put in a situation where I would not be able to have my culture around me or my family. I never really thought about how much is installed inside of me until I am ask a certain question.