From my friends at Cultural Detective!
http://culturaldetective.com/julaug13news
Living outside your own culture provides many benefits and learning opportunities, but also some challenges when you return home. This BBC article describes the challenges and makes some good suggestions for coping with them.
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130611-returning-expat-culture-shock
This post was written by my former student, Lisa Zenno. She describes her experience living in many countries as she grew up and how this influences her today!
http://melibeeglobal.com/2012/06/reflections-on-being-a-third-culture-kid-tck/
Related articles:
What do you think of when you think of people who are homeless? These beautiful portraits may expand your thinking…
A great example of cultural change… and a reminder that stereotypes are often based on past behavior!
Trevon Martin, George Zimmerman, the Voting Rights Act, Paula Dean, and many more stories about race have been in the media in the last week. This NPR story looks at issues of race, racism, discrimination, and how we negotiate and talk about race in the United States.
How should a campus respond when there is a racial incident? Ole Miss, given their history, is choosing to confront the incident directly. This brings up many related questions for me, including: 1) how much have things changed?, 2) what is the role of social media in racist incidents and comments; and 3) how can you teach students about privilege, race, conflict, and history in today’s world in a way that increases understanding and builds bridges.
I’m a big fan of Johnny Depp, but his casting as Tonto raises some serious questions about authenticity, stereotyping, and opportunities for minorities in many careers. This story does a good job of examining some of the issues.
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