Welcoming Families From Around the World

The country I chose is Cambodia,situated on the Indochinese peninsula, Cambodia is bordered by Thailand and Laos on the north and Vietnam on the east and south. The Gulf of Thailand is off the western coast. The size of Missouri, the country consists chiefly of a large alluvial plain ringed by mountains with the Mekong River to the east. (factmonster.com,2014).
To be culturally responsible I would find out all I could about the government, language spoken, food eaten, climate and communication methods. I would try to find out if the resident speak any English or what language do they speak. And what is Khmer. What is their mode of dress? What kind of food do they like to eat or not eat? What is type of communication do they prefer, telephone, telegraph, email? What kind of things do they import or export? What kind of crop do they grow?
This type of preparation will help me and my family realize that their are people in the world who have very little communication skills. We will learn that other countries speak different language and dress quite differently from us, but some of the things that they grow and get into their country are the same as ours.

Reference
Countries of the World | FactMonster.com
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html

Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice and Oppression

What memory do you have of an incident when you experienced bias, prejudice, and/or oppression, or witnessed someone else as the target of bias, prejudice, and/or oppression? Keep in mind that one can encounter such incidents in real contexts, including online environments, as well as in fictional ones, such as movies, books, television shows, and the like.

My personal experience with prejudice and bias occurred in my job. Even though I had been for at the time almost three years and had managerial experience, I was passed over for a promotion last year and they bought in a person from another race who had quit from there about a year and a half before.

In what way(s) did the specific bias, prejudice and/or oppression in that incident diminish equity? This diminish equality because I was not given the chance for the position or even asked did I want to try for the position. They did every thing under the table and just brought the lady back in and told us she had been given the position.


What feelings did this incident bring up for you? This incident made me realize that no matter how some people may preach about not being prejudice, they are they just don't show it openly. Prejudice is something that is buried deep in some people and no matter how much they try to pretend like it is there, it is .


What and/or who would have to change in order to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity? In order to turn this incident, the people in charge of hiring need to realize that people of all colors can do any job as well as someone of their color. They need training on diversity hiring practices.

Microaggression can be very damaging to a person in many ways.
 There are basically three types of microaggression:

Microassult: A form of verbal attack. “Why do you need a wheelchair? I saw you walk… You can walk, right?” to a person who uses wheelchair for long distance travel. “I don’t like how dogs smell” to a blind person using a guide dog.

Microinsult: A form of verbal or silent demeaning through insensitive comments or behavior. A person may exhibit an obstinate, begrudging attitude with recalcitrant slant but say in all professionalism, that they will accommodate your needs for accessibility. The verbalization is appropriate but the tone is insulting.

Microinvalidation: Essentially degrading a person’s wholeness through making false assumptions about the other’s ability, causing a sense of invalidation. “You have a learning disability? How can you be a lawyer?” to a person with learning disability.
One day when I was at the movies, a teenager in a wheelchair came in. The kids were laughing and pointing and saying what are you doing here?" You can't even sit in one of the chairs". Make sure you don't block the aisle with your chair and make me fall." They were being very rude and I wanted to just get up slap them and tell them don't you have any respect for anything and anybody, but I knew that this this would make him feel even worse and he was already embarassed about the attention that he was getting. Some people can be so insensitive and do things without thinking sometimes. This is a major form of bullying because this child did not cause his disability and he could not defend himself and fight.


Reference

Micro-Aggression: It's Bullying. - AAPD retrieved on February 1, 2014 from
http://www.aapd.com/resources/power-grid-blog/micro-aggression-its.html



















Microaggressions in Everyday Life