Cultural Diversity in My Community
Cultural Diversity in My Community
Cindy Kirkland
Cultural Diversity
February 18, 2007
Chino a community being so diverse, there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly, because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community, it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of others. To strengthen the community, cultural awareness is the key factor to improve the whole community. If everyone were to on an individual basis strive to improve cultural awareness, then a cultural diverse community will follow. Chino? Where is that, is the question I usually receive upon stating the city which I reside in, I say "it's next to Pomona", and that is followed by an ohhhhh. I have lived in Chino, California for thirteen years now, a community I am familiar with, I attended four of the schools in the area, and seen it industrialize over the years. At my house we know when our usual mail carrier is on vacation, my elementary D.A.R.E. officer still waves to me when we see each other, the cashier at Stater Bros knows our family, the mall is where I held my first job, and I still hang out with my friends that I met 13 years ago. There is not a week that goes by without there being pro-life protesters praying in front of the free clinic, and the only time there is no one skating at the skate park is because of the weather conditions. I know at which hours I should avoid driving anywhere near the schools when school lets out, and I can go back to my elementary, junior high, and high school teachers and they know me and my parents. I know the area like the back of my hand, from where my high school soccer coach lives to where the sale of narcotics is happening, I know and am involved in my community. The library, city hall, police station, post office, and
Cindy Kirkland
Cultural Diversity
February 18, 2007
Chino a community being so diverse, there is not enough cultural awareness. Leaders in the community treat people friendly, because they either know them already or read their personalities. In a diverse community, it is essential that the members of that community be aware of other members in the community. Knowledge is power and people can learn a lot by just paying attention to the actions of others. To strengthen the community, cultural awareness is the key factor to improve the whole community. If everyone were to on an individual basis strive to improve cultural awareness, then a cultural diverse community will follow. Chino? Where is that, is the question I usually receive upon stating the city which I reside in, I say "it's next to Pomona", and that is followed by an ohhhhh. I have lived in Chino, California for thirteen years now, a community I am familiar with, I attended four of the schools in the area, and seen it industrialize over the years. At my house we know when our usual mail carrier is on vacation, my elementary D.A.R.E. officer still waves to me when we see each other, the cashier at Stater Bros knows our family, the mall is where I held my first job, and I still hang out with my friends that I met 13 years ago. There is not a week that goes by without there being pro-life protesters praying in front of the free clinic, and the only time there is no one skating at the skate park is because of the weather conditions. I know at which hours I should avoid driving anywhere near the schools when school lets out, and I can go back to my elementary, junior high, and high school teachers and they know me and my parents. I know the area like the back of my hand, from where my high school soccer coach lives to where the sale of narcotics is happening, I know and am involved in my community. The library, city hall, police station, post office, and
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