Week 4

 

Practicing Awareness on Microaggression

 

One story that came to my mind that I remember that demonstrated Microaggression was about a NFL foot player. Tim Tebow was a very popular quarterback who played in the NFL. His career began when he played college football for the University of Florida, and he also won the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appearing on BCS National Championship-winning teams in the 2006 and 2008 seasons. Tebow was selected to join the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. This is where his problems began after he was chosen to be a part of the NFL. Tebow received a lot of public criticize because of his strong religious beliefs in which he display off and on the field.  In which I find to be distributing here again because we as a society doesn’t have the ability to understand and accept others differences. This young man who had a promising career was made to resign or give up his passion because of his culture beliefs. What is most amazing about this young inspiring NFL player was he chose his culture belief over his passion to play NFL football. Even though he is not actively playing football in the NFL, he was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst. One of Tebow teammate stated, he doesn’t have a problem with his religious belief but maybe he shouldn’t display it so publicly. I knew his teammate might have thought he was supporting him but he really was making discriminating remarks. I belief if he choose to display his religious belief before and after a game it should be his choice but in today’s world once an again if the dominant culture doesn’t agree with it then it will not be accepted by the majority.  Here are some pictures of Tim Tebow doing what he does best!!

 

 



Week 3 Assignment

 

 

PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE AND DIVERSITY

 

 

 



   

 

 

For this assignment I wanted to interview three people who I played a significant part of my life that I valued their opinions and beliefs on what culture and diversity mean to them. Which are the followings, my sister, my closest friend and a co-worker?

 

Sister: Culture is the many ideas, beliefs, values; religion and experiences that make us who were are today. Culture is a body of knowledge, love, a community, and a system of supports that guide our decisions and perception of others and the world that surrounds us. Our culture is what makes up unique; it is a circle of support that provides us with a likeness to others and a support system of friends and family. Culture can be a style of communication that exist within an ethnic group or community that makes them unique and diversity from others. We are surrounded by people who look different, have different experiences, beliefs, and speak different languages (to name a few), and it remains important for all persons to respect each others' differences and diversity we add to the community (the world). Communicating and interacting with people who have difference experiences than our own, allows us to grow as an individual and a culture.  

Friend: Culture is my most valuable treasure.  It is my inheritance.  It’s what has been given to me to help cultivate my way of thinking, my values and morals and my way of looking at life.  Diversity is based on my culture, but it relates to my difference.  Diversity is what defines me and makes me the unique person that I am. 

Co-worker (difference race):  Culture is different races, different background and heritages. Diversity can be defined as the different kinds of people and things in the world such as different incomes, levels of education, and different job positions that is being held by the individuals.

 

I really was amazed at the different respond that I received from my love ones on how they define culture and diversity. What even amazing that my belief and my sister’s beliefs are very similar. However, what I really learned from this assignment that each one of these individuals that I interviewed believe that our culture is what make us who were are as people. Just like my sister stated that we must learn how to communicate and be willing to accept each other’s differences. We all have something unique to offer to this world no matter what our culture beliefs are and our race, gender and etc. We must be willing to love and support each other so we can live a peaceful life in this world. I truly believe in my hearts that is why there is so much happening in our world today. Because the dominant culture feels that they have the right to put down the family culture beliefs who they don’t understand because they are not willing to learn about it.

 

 

Week 2 Assignment

MY FAMILY CULTURE

 

 

Wow this assignment was not quite as simple as it sound because the I ponder on whether or not to decide on things that was a more traditional culture practice or items that was dear to me. The three items I decided to take with me was. A cookbook, photos, dress.

 

 

 

The reason I choose the cookbook because it was giving to me by my mother who received from her mother. There are recipes that was written by women in my families. I actually uses this cookbook today to prepare special meals for my family and one day I would like to past this cookbook to my daughter.

 

 

 

I choose photos because I have been given photos of my great-great  grandparents who I never had the opportunity to because they were decreased before I was born. And my mom would tell my siblings and I of wonderful stories about her great-great grandparents over the years. I love hearing these stories especially how different life was for them back in their era.

 

 

Last but not least a my grandmother's dress. I know it may sound weird but this was the dress she pass away in and every so often I will pull this dress out and just wrap myself around in it just to feel closer to her because she was like a mother to me. It' have been 4 years since her passing but it doesn't get any easier I miss her so much . 

 

 

This assignment have really made me realize how important it is to be more appreciated of each other differences and culture. I can imagine having to choose one but if I would have to decided on one it would be my grandmother's dress.

 

 

When I am having a bad day and just need to feel closer to her I can always retrieved it. And I can honestly feel her spiritual with me telling me it will be okay.