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Demonstrate Cultural Competence, A Sensitive Partnership

Learning About Others Worksheet

When trying to define and identify the types of biases and preconceptions one holds regarding other cultures, it is helpful to have specific cultures in mind. Use the spaces below to write basic notes, without doing any research, evaluating the three cultures given, which are represented on the SNA board. If you don’t know much about these cultures, make a note of that. If you belong to any of these cultures, make a note of that as well. In particular, consider

· what you know about these cultures

· what you think about these cultures

· where you learned what you know

· how your opinion formed

Ghanaians and Ghanaian Americans

The Ghanaians I believe would hold to their traditions whereas the Ghanaian American will be more open to learn new things and be more willing to participate with others. Their education will be different with more opportunity in American.

Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans

The Vietnamese I believe their eating will be different from the Vietnamese Americans. I based my opinion by the Vietnamese restaurant in American. Their education will be different with more opportunity in American.

Guatemalans and Guatemalan Americans

Guatemalans I believe they speak Spanish as their only language. The Guatemalan Americans speak both Spanish and Americans. Their education will be different with more opportunity in American.

After your short reflection, familiarize yourself with the three cultures that you wrote about, using the Project Resources provided and doing additional research if you are interested. Write down two interesting facts that you learned about each culture and how these changed your view.

Ghanaians and Ghanaian Americans

I learned that the Ghanaians settled in the southern part of the United States. Even thought, the do not make a lot of money how the travel so far yearly to work seasonal jobs and do not make enough for their fair back to their home. They sale some of their belonging. In my opinion for them to sale some of their possessions it is worth it for them to go back to their homeland and reconnect with their cultural and environment.

The Guatemalan Americans live in Los Angeles. Because they are undocumentment they struggle to survive due to they cannot obtain work due because they are not legal in the United States. They came to American for a better life because of their political and living in poverty with low economics. They are still living in the same conditions in American. They still do not have a voice in the politic.

Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans

They are still wearing the wester dress and it shows simplicity when they dress this way. Many Vietnamese American chose the field of study to be doctors and nurses. The way they pronounce some of their words is like pronouns. Vietnamese are found in just about every occupational in the United Stated.

Guatemalans and Guatemalan Americans

The type of treatment they were met with in the United States. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect. How they use another nationality to avoid being deported.

Finally, take some time to do a general reflection on what this process showed you. Consider the ways in which

· your thinking changed

· your biases and preconceptions had effects on your experience learning about or interacting with people from other cultures

· you found similarities and differences between your culture and any of the cultures you read about

After reading about each group, I am was not as knowledge as I thought I was on these groups. Except for the Vietnamese I saw all the other groups as speaking Spanish and they are all related. My perception has changed. They were also faced with challenges as they made adjustment to learn a new cultural. The eating of fast food was found in all of the cultures. They like continual educational like Americans.