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Watch the Video, "Skin Deep - Race and Ethnicity on Campus" and then Participate in the Discussion

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The film "Skin Deep: Race and Ethnicity on Campus" is available through the North Seattle College Library website through On Demand. Click on this link:

https://digital-films-com.northseattle.idm.oclc.org/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=57874

and then enter your last name and your student #.

Step #1: After you view the film (which is 53 minutes), write two paragraphs (minimum 6-8 sentences in each) in which you answer two or more of the following questions. You can also just choose two or more of these questions and answer them separately. Your paragraphs should be substantive and long enough to answer two or more of these questions fully and thoughtfully.

What about the film struck you the most? Be specific.

Who in the film did you most identify with? Why? Who did you have the most difficulty relating to? Why?

Where did you see people in the film change during the course of the weekend that was documented in the film? Who changed and in what ways? Be specific.

Where in the film do you see someone's "social landscape" (their cultural experiences) being a factor in how they feel and think about race or people of different races? Be specific here.

How does the film help you to understand some of the experiences in Anne Fadiman's book or the initial readings this week by Allan Johnson? Give some examples to be specific.

The purpose of this Discussion Forum is for you to engage with the film using these questions as we would do if we were in class together watching and discussing the film.

The objective is also for you to see more and more social memberships (where you were born, whether or not you are a U.S. citizen, age, ethnicity, religious affiliation) affect people's experiences and interactions.

Step #2: Read each others responses to the film and then reply to two of your classmates with substantive replies as if you were in the classroom together. Remember, in cultural communication, a key component is being open to learning something new, asking good questions, and holding respect for diverse perspectives.