Cultural Uniqueness
May 5th, 2010
Written by Katherine L. Nussberger in Cultural Uniqueness with 0 Comments
Cinco de Mayo begins on May 5, and often lasts for an entire week. Families of Mexican heritage gather with friends to participate in the parades, festivals, music, dancing, and of course, the food, and drinks that represent the Mexican culture and customs that are unique to Mexico.
This is a great time to really enjoy the food and festivities, but also a time to become more knowledgeable and...
April 13th, 2010
Written by Zain Deane in Cultural Uniqueness with 0 Comments
As a young Lebanese woman growing up in Australia, Aheda Zanetti faced a perplexing challenge. Like many Muslim women raised in the West, Zanetti, torn between adhering to Islamic clothing norms of conservative dress, and keeping up with prevailing western fashions had to find a middle ground. Neither a burqa (a traditional Islamic garment that cloaks a woman from head to toe, nor a bikini would...
February 25th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in Cultural Uniqueness with 0 Comments
Imagine a young child working on his first painting, grinning from ear to ear, wrapped in an oversized smock while facing a blank canvas that he has yet to explore. Intrigued by royal blues and warming yellows, he has no more knowledge of how they will fit together on his page than how to hold the brush. Do we point out to the boy that some colors might blend better than others? Should we tell...
February 19th, 2010
Written by Jennifer V. Hughes in Cultural Uniqueness with 0 Comments
As a boy, Miles Dean pretended to be John Wayne; imagining that his bicycle was his trusty steed as he shot Indians through the handlebars while cruising the streets of Brooklyn.
I wanted to be a cowboy,” says Dean, now 59. “But I grew to an age where I became uncomfortable being John Wayne because John Wayne was white and I didn’t see any black cowboys.”
Dean soon learned that numerous African-...
February 10th, 2010
Written by Holly Beretto in Cultural Uniqueness with 0 Comments
In spite of Shakespeare’s impertinent question, “What’s in a name?” names do matter.
Take Hispanic and Latino, for example. Do we really understand these names? Do we understand what it means when we call someone Hispanic or Latino?
The term Hispanic first appeared as a descriptor on the 1980 census. Prior to that, the bureau had used terms such as “persons of Spanish surname” and “persons of...
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