[RSCT] Thank you

[phuong hong nguyen]

Dear Bernadette,
You might find this documentary useful for your diversity classroom: *A
Place at the Table: History and Identity through the Eyes of Today's
Youth*(2000), 40minutes. In this documentary, teenagers of African,
Asian, Latino,
Native, and European descent tell of the origin of their family cultural
background, the discrimination their family members went through, and their
struggles as they fought against that discrimination.



Another documentary that  might be also useful for your diversity classroom
is D*omino: Interracial Children and the Search for Identity* (1995). This
Canada-based film portrays the stories of six interracial or intercultural
people who explore issues of identity, cultural isolation, and the search
for community. It will demonstrate for students a source of strength and
enrichment that people living intimately within two cultures inherit,
although at times they find themselves subjects of discrimination and/or
identity ambivalence. I think the film is  a good illustration of cultural
diversity and cultural contacts in a multicultural society like Canada and
the States, but maybe the age group does not very much fit your teenage
students because the people in this film are mostly adults. You may need to
adapt it if you would like to use it.

Hope this helps.

Warm regards,

Hong Nguyen
English Department
Can Tho University
Viet Nam


On 1/17/09, Bernadette Rego <regobernadette at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'd like to thank you all for your assistance in finding resources that
> relate to teaching "diversity".  One of the points raised by another
> discussion list participant was that diversity can encompass so much more
> than race; despite my colleague's class being largely Anglo-Saxon it is
> presumptuous of me to assume that one should only limit discussion of
> diversity to cultural differences.  Thank you for pointing that out to me.
>
> I will be forwarding all of your wonderful suggestions to my colleague.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Bernadette Rego
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