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White Right: Meeting the Enemy

by Debbie / November 6, 2021 / Uncategorized

Brilliant documentary by Muslim woman who chose to go and meet and even befriend White Nationalists and Neo Nazis. White Right: Meeting the Enemy You can most likely find it ...

A New Culture Through the Eyes of a Child

by Debbie / October 15, 2021 / Uncategorized

Moving into a new culture is challenging for anyone but especially for children. Children can be overwhelmed by conflicting emotions that they do not understand and that they find difficult ...

How a Cartoon Grandma Helped Latinos in Maryland Get Vaccinated

by Debbie / August 15, 2021 / Uncategorized

Another good example of how important understanding culture is in dealing with healthcare issues.

Grieving America’s racial and ethnic history

by Debbie / July 18, 2021 / Uncategorized

Good opinion piece by SPU professor emeritus, Tom Trzyna, on the process of grief when coming to terms with the racial and ethnic history of the US.

Peacemakers: Crossing the Divide

by Debbie / June 14, 2021 / Uncategorized

I have had many questions in the past month about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One good way to learn more about the conflict is to listen to people who live there ...

Asking Questions to Grow in Intercultural Understanding

by Debbie / May 12, 2021 / Uncategorized

Asking questions can be a great way to grow in your understanding of people from different cultures but it takes some skill to ask good questions. This article provides some ...

How Culture Impacts COVID Response Across the Globe

by Debbie / April 14, 2021 / Uncategorized

Why is it that some cultures did great early on with curbing the spread of the virus but later stumbled with the vaccine rollout? Why did some do a terrible ...

The Surprising Psychology Behind Being Rich

by Debbie / April 8, 2021 / Uncategorized

The pandemic has increased the gap between rich and poor and made injustice and inequalities more evident around the world. This video explores how wealth impacts our minds and our ...

10 Ways to Overcome Embarrassment

by Debbie / April 1, 2021 / Uncategorized

So what does overcoming embarrassment have to do with interacting with cultural difference? When we feel threatened in a situation, whether physically or even just socially (like when we feel ...

Collective Trauma, The Brain, & Reconciliation

by Debbie / April 1, 2021 / Uncategorized

This webinar is about an hour and a half long but it is exceptional! Very knowledgeable and interesting speakers exploring complex and important questions about how trauma impacts our brains ...

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