Watch this youtube video about racism, anti-miscegenation laws, discrimination, Asian-Americans, and other sociopolitical issues prior to the 1970s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7famM6ABrg
Mr. L
Monday, November 24, 2008
Food for Thought
Take time out of your busy schedule and watch this youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnHyy8gkNEE
Thanks,
Mr. L
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnHyy8gkNEE
Thanks,
Mr. L
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
New Generation: Multicultural Age
Recently I have done some research on college counseling and the growing emphasis on promoting knowledge and awareness about multiculturalism and diversity...and it felt good. In less than 62 days we will have our first non-majority American President, Barack Obama, after a close to landslide victory of Republican candidate Senator John McCain. Further, President-elect Obama is working on constructing his cabinet and possibly including bi-partisanship and officials of different race, ethnicities, and gender. Of course, it is not the first presidential cabinet to pull this off, but the difference is this president is of the non-majority.
What is the direction of this country once Obama takes office? Who knows, but the visions and dreams of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. have come true and the issues of racism and multiculturalism are addressed on a daily basis. This country has come a long way from the 1960s and as the years pass more emphasis on multiculturalism become more important to the academic world. Furthermore, there are more studies about immigrant families now than ten years ago. There are more multiethnic, biracial, and immigrant-Americans than thirty years ago and to me that shows a progression in this nation.
It does not stop here, however. We must continue to educate and become more aware of different cultures. Ignorance is the key factor to the continuation of prejudice and racism. We have other issues on the table to address such as LGBT rights and immigration laws to revise. Further, we have Arab-Americans who are targeted because of the current socio-political concerns of terrorism. We have to educate ourselves about how to stop such nonsense and not have apathy because we are not Arab or Muslim ourselves. Nevertheless, I believe as a future educator that we must expose people to these issues and have classes and presentations addressing such situations. Educate and seek the truth for yourself by reading current journals and articles about multiculturalism and become enlightened into this new generation of the multicultural age.
--Mr. Lincoln
What is the direction of this country once Obama takes office? Who knows, but the visions and dreams of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. have come true and the issues of racism and multiculturalism are addressed on a daily basis. This country has come a long way from the 1960s and as the years pass more emphasis on multiculturalism become more important to the academic world. Furthermore, there are more studies about immigrant families now than ten years ago. There are more multiethnic, biracial, and immigrant-Americans than thirty years ago and to me that shows a progression in this nation.
It does not stop here, however. We must continue to educate and become more aware of different cultures. Ignorance is the key factor to the continuation of prejudice and racism. We have other issues on the table to address such as LGBT rights and immigration laws to revise. Further, we have Arab-Americans who are targeted because of the current socio-political concerns of terrorism. We have to educate ourselves about how to stop such nonsense and not have apathy because we are not Arab or Muslim ourselves. Nevertheless, I believe as a future educator that we must expose people to these issues and have classes and presentations addressing such situations. Educate and seek the truth for yourself by reading current journals and articles about multiculturalism and become enlightened into this new generation of the multicultural age.
--Mr. Lincoln
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