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Cultural Diversity

The Singapore Diaries... Part I

Tarun Sakhrani | Posted 04.16.2013 | Travel
Read More: Cultural Diversity, World, Rules, Travels, Bureaucracy, Thinking, Experiences, Culture, Rigidity, Singapore, Regulations, Stereotypes, Laws, Job, Hr, Out-of-the-Box, Singaporeans, Travel News
Tarun Sakhrani

My earliest memories of Singapore date back to the early '90s when I took my first trip there with my parents. I still have the (scary) memory of the cab driver warning us about littering or jaywalking.

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Veterans Bring Diversity to Campus

Barbara Mujica | Posted 04.03.2013 | College
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Economic Diversity, Racial Diversity, Race, Students, Diversity, Affirmative Action, Student Veterans, Veterans, College News
Barbara Mujica

By expanding their applicant pool to include more veterans, universities might achieve not only a more desirable racial and economic balance, but also a greater diversity of experience and perspectives.

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Latino Muslims Carving A New American Identity

Common Ground News Service | Posted 02.26.2013 | Religion
Read More: Latinos, Cultural Diversity, Islam, Muslim Americans, Muslims in America, Religious Diversity, Hispanic Muslims, Islam in America, Religion News
Common Ground News Service

America has always been recognized for its diversity, and is seen as a country composed of minorities who intersect with one another on a regular basis. The steadily growing number of Latino Muslims in the United States is inevitable.

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No Chris Brown, My Father Is Not a Terrorist

Gurbaksh Chahal | Posted 01.20.2013 | Impact
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Chris Brown Halloween Costume, Sikh Temple Shooting, Beproud, Chris Brown Halloween, Video, Impact News
Gurbaksh Chahal

Things did get better for me. Unfortunately, millions still get mocked, bullied and beaten every day under a red, white and blue backdrop.

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The Two White Americas

Charles Negy, Ph.D. | Posted 01.13.2013 | Home
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Provincialism, Republicans, Whites, Christianity, Monoculture, Multiculturalism, Home News
Charles Negy, Ph.D.

The presidential election last week took many Americans by surprise, particularly those who supported Romney. Many Republicans were, and still are, in...

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Not All Celebrate Dead with Food

Elio Leturia | Posted 01.02.2013 | Latino Voices
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Day of the Dead, Cultural Differences, All Saints Day, South America, Mexican Heritage, Mexican Tradition., Latino Voices News
Elio Leturia

Celebrating death, especially with food, seemed so strange to me as South American Latino. When I asked about this to my Mexican friends they said that it was a way to celebrate the life that the dead person had had in this world.

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Dharma Is Culture

Larry Yang | Posted 08.27.2012 | Religion
Read More: Buddha, Vipassana, Buddhist Meditation, Buddhist Teachings, Dharma, Buddhism, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Religious Diversity, Buddhism Religion, Cultural Diversity, Religion News
Larry Yang

The Dharma continues to be about Culture -- whether we are aware of that or not is a factor which will either lead us to create more freedom or less freedom for all of us.

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Buddha Is Culture

Larry Yang | Posted 08.19.2012 | Religion
Read More: Buddha, Vipassana, Buddhist Meditation, Buddhist Teachings, Dharma, Buddhism, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Religious Diversity, Buddhism Religion, Cultural Diversity, Religion News
Larry Yang

And why is the Buddha all about culture? Because the Buddha recognized the importance of culture as a path to freedom.

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Language Diversity Is Highest in Biodiversity Hotspots

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 05.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Conservation International, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Hotspots, Endangered Species, Indigenous People, Biodiversity Language, Cultural Diversity, Biodiversity Preservation, Globalization, Ecosystem Preservation, Terrestrial Conservation, Cultural Preservation, Green News
Russell Mittermeier

These biodiversity hotspots and wilderness areas must be among our top priorities for terrestrial conservation if we hope to preserve Earth's natural ecosystem services and biodiversity for future generations of people.

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Promoting Respect for Cultural Diversity in the Classroom

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 03.07.2012 | Home
Read More: School Reform, Cultural Diversity, Multiculturalism, Home News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

A primary goal of culturally responsive education is to help all students become respectful of the multitudes of cultures and people that they'll interact with once they exit the educational setting.

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Magnet Schools Are an Important Option for LAUSD

Gary Orfield | Posted 02.19.2012 | Home
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Economic Diversity, Lausd, Education Reform, Magnet Schools, Public Education Reform, Middle Class, Los Angeles, Home News
Gary Orfield

We need to make sure that students from all parts of the city have the right to participate in this important alternative, which is one of the only real paths to college, particularly for disadvantaged students, that's left in the City of Los Angeles.

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The West Indian Day Parade: An Island Woman's Perspective

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.07.2012 | New York
Read More: Caribbean Americans, Caribbean Americans Brooklyn, Caribbean Immigrants, Caribbean Immigrants Brooklyn, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Training, New York Police Department, Multicultural, Multiculturalism, Sensitivity Training, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indian, West Indian Parade, West Indian Day Parade, West Indian American American Day Parade, Brooklyn Defenders Service, Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs, Moia, New York News
Arlene M. Roberts

I am stunned by the disparity in perception on the part of some New York City police officers and the reality of my experiences at the West Indian Day Parade.

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Populist Backlash Crushes Art Pope's Forces in North Carolina

Michael Carmichael | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Chapel Hill, Lloyd Scher, Kevin Hill, Occupy Wall Street, Heather Losurdo, Ray Margiotta, Winston-Salem, Wake-County-School-Board, Christine Kushner, Wake-County-School-Board-Protests, Wake County School Board Protests, Resegregation, Fayetteville, Creationism, Durham, Greensboro, Charlotte, Right-Wing Extremism, North Carolina, Reactionary, New Yorker's Jane Mayer, Democratic National Convention, Susan Evans, Asheville, Keith Sutton, Wake County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board, Jane Mayer, Segregation, Wake County School Board, Homophobia, Racial Diversity, Jim Martin, Diversity, Art Pope, Extremism, Tea Party, Koch Brothers, New Yorker, Koch, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

North Carolina's right-wing political boss, Art Pope, is having a bad week. One week after a searing profile appeared in the New Yorker, Pope's ultra-conservative ticket fell under the crushing weight of a populist uprising.

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Praising "The Feminine" Is Discriminating

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 09.27.2011 | Women
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Women in Business, Women Leaders, Femininity, Women in Power, Feminine vs Masculine, Women News
Marcia Reynolds

I would like for us to stop assigning certain personality traits and approaches to the "feminine" or the "masculine" which creates an "us vs. them" mentality that helps no one.

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Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion

Irina Bokova | Posted 07.19.2011 | Impact
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Do One Thing for I, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Societal Diversity, Diversity, Impact News
Irina Bokova

As the world becomes more connected and societies more diverse, humanity still lacks the basic tools it needs to handle its own cultural diversity. This makes the protection of cultural diversity more urgent than ever.

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Not So Mean Streets?

Saskia Miller | Posted 06.15.2011 | New York
Read More: Nolita-New York, New York Nolita, New York Culture, Nolita New York, Cultural Diversity, Rent Stabilization, Robert De Niro, Mean Streets, New Museum, Saskia Miller, Whole Foods, Martin Scorcese, New York News
Saskia Miller

You could argue for the abundant new-found charm, there's not much edge. While that's in many ways a good thing, are gentrified neighborhoods like Nolita losing their capability for continued cultural and entrepreneurial renewal?

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Shanghai's World Expo: The Curtain Falls

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Corruption, Cultural Diversity, Neotony, Pavillions, Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai, Beijing, Shanghai Subway, Mobilization of Resources, Propaganda, Public Diversity, Architecture, China, Hai Bao, Long Lines, Shanghai Expo, Global Village, Chinese Factionalisim, Civil Society, Harmonious Society, Wen Jiabao, World News
Tom Doctoroff

In the end, Shanghai's World Expo was not an international event. It was orchestrated as a domestic power display, in the same vein as the country's 60th anniversary military parade and this fall's Asian Games.

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Tales of Pan Am: Playing Beauty Shop

Helen Davey | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Racial Prejudice, Race Relations, Cultural Diversity, Ethnic Diversity, Race, Diversity, Healthy Living News
Helen Davey

Not only was I going to have a National Geographic experience in terms of travel, but also in learning about cultural diversity and the appreciation of difference.

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Tin Pan Alley Comes to Los Angeles Sunday to Kick Off Vocal Music Series

Anthea Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cultural Diversity, Nova Safo, Beethoven, LA News, Persian New Year, Schubert, Mozart, Vocal Music, Latapestries, Los Angeles News
Anthea Raymond

Los Angeles, of course, is known for its cultural diversity. And for decades, the city's live music programmers have worked hard to capture that at v...

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