Do you realize that many of the ideas you might have about how to help people who are in an economically disadvantaged situation are influenced by the economic situation you ...

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Empathy is key to developing the ability to understand and interact positively with people from different cultural backgrounds. The good news is, empathy is a skill you can work on ...

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Watch the video below to learn about the first US children’s series with an Alaskan Native lead! It starts on PBS on July 15th. It looks like a great way ...

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I have written before about how constant smiling is normal for Americans but a bit strange elsewhere. The article below does a good job of explaining the history behind not ...

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One way of learning a bit about different cultures is by exploring their food. Ice cream may not be a food that comes to mind when you think of the ...

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Excellent talk by novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explaining the need for hearing multiple stories, voices, and views and the danger of a single story.

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Something in one culture can mean something entirely different in another culture, even something as simple as a gesture or flower. The following article demonstrates why it is so important ...

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Studies show that diversity in schools leads to long term benefits for students. Read the following article to learn why! https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/why-diversity-in-classrooms-matters/ Contact me if you would like to talk about ...

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Americans love to smile. Often, when interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds or when traveling overseas Americans will fall back on smiling as the first and best way to ...

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One way to help people who are deeply divided to learn about each other and to interact in positive ways is to find a common interest or work that they ...

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