Sentences with phrase «american cultural diversity»

With strong international and key communication skills and significant insight into Latin American cultural diversity, I feel that I am a knowledgeable and qualified candidate.

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There is a special irony that this disappearance has occurred during a period when celebrating cultural diversity has become an explicit goal across the American arts.

For years I've pondered a cultural and social paradox that diminishes the vitality and diversity of the American arts.

Americans may finally be ready to see that biculturalism is an advantage more than a defect and agree with Berkson that «True universalization, colloquially called «broadmindedness,» can only come through the multiplication of loyalties, not through the suppression of them... «24 The beginnings of a shift in public policy in education and other areas to the preservation of community and cultural diversity are hopeful, even though developments in this direction are still quite fragile.

The already marvelous cultural mix of our cities, spiced by the recent arrival of increasing numbers of Asians and Latin Americans, could enable us to prove to the world that ethnic diversity is a plus.

Given such an attractive goal as a unified national culture, it was natural that the way in which dominant American Protestants would deal with cultural diversity was to attempt to absorb it.

It would be much better for Protestants to have one American university so committed to Catholicism that it excluded Protestants than to have one more American university so committed to what is laughably called «cultural diversity» that it excluded no one.

Attempting to develop more cultural diversity caused one parent to complain that the district was not serving «American food,» while another argued that the food was «too much what the people in Los Angeles look like.»

At 3:30 p.m., state Sen. Jesse Hamilton announces legislation recognizing 400 years of African - American history and hosts a roundtable on diversity and inclusion in cultural institutions, Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave., Brooklyn.

She commended the 2000 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for acknowledging the cultural diversity in American food choices and presenting plant - based foods, such as soyfoods, as a good source of several key nutrients.

The American Heart Association, or AHA, recognizes that a diverse workforce is central to its business plan and has improved its recruitment and professional development strategies to recruit and retain employees of all backgrounds and perspectives.54 The AHA invests in a diversity recruiting specialist who builds and maintains relationships with various organizations to identify exemplar diverse candidates.55 In addition, the AHA employs a diversity and inclusion manager who designs cultural awareness learning opportunities throughout the year.56

The new American students also went into every social studies class in their high school to raise awareness about cultural diversity, overcome stereotypes, and build empathy.

About the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Established in 1985, the Japanese American National Museum promotes understanding and appreciation of America's ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.

He has served on nearly two dozen not - for - profit boards including the Children's Defense Fund, the Black Children's Community Crusade and the Italian American Foundation and has received numerous awards for his cultural and charitable efforts, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Frederick Douglass Medallion, and the Americanism Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Anti-Defamation League, which acknowledged Riggio's work «to celebrate diversity and make the dream of freedom and equality a reality for so many Americans.»

Panama offers much cultural diversity with its seven native Indian populations, a pleasant mix of Latin mentality and American efficiency, and the Panamanians command of English which makes traveling easy and fun.

Check out the latest from Mic, including our deep dive into how female Overwatch players are dealing with online harassment, an article about a fan movement advocating for more same - sex romance options in Mass Effect, a personal essay to JonTron from another Iranian - American and an article looking at cultural diversity in Overwatch.

By reinterpreting American abstraction through the prism of their own varied cultural backgrounds and artistic heritage, the artists urgently reaffirm the diversity and openness in American culture, at a pivotal point in the nation's history.

A major collector of African American art, Cafritz spent decades serving on the boards of government and cultural institutions — the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, American Film Institute, Smithsonian Cultural Equity Committee, and D.C. School Board — working to bring about diversity in mainstream organizations and opportunities for underserved popucultural institutions — the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, American Film Institute, Smithsonian Cultural Equity Committee, and D.C. School Board — working to bring about diversity in mainstream organizations and opportunities for underserved popuCultural Equity Committee, and D.C. School Board — working to bring about diversity in mainstream organizations and opportunities for underserved populations.

Faith Ringgold: Celebrating Cultural Diversity in the American Theatre, Grove Gallery, University of California, San Diego, United States Faith Ringgold: A Twenty - Five Year Survey, Fine Arts Museum of Long Island (FAMLI), Hempstead, United States

Lemus» work has been featured is several group exhibitions including, OZ: New Offerings From Angel City at Museo Regional Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, the 09 New Insight exhibition, curated by Sussanne Ghez, at Art Chicago, V Bienal Internacional de Estandartes at CECUT in Tijuana, Mexico, Common Ground at the California African American Museum, Chicano: Pronouncing Diversity at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Mexican Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, Latino Art Museum in Pomona, The DA Center for the Arts in Pomona, the Indianapolis Art Center, Galeria Nina Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Life Infinite, a group exhibition featuring evocative works by 30 Korean American artists who represent the great diversity of Korean diaspora experiences in America, opening Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017.

This exhibition aims to convey the diversity of the Latin American experiences and identities within the UK through various cultural and artistic expressions and create a dialogue around different issues.

It's also a place that promotes diversity amongst its artist, as seen with the popularity of the Mexic - Arte Museum, the official Mexican and Mexican - American fine art museum of Texas, as well as DiverseArts Culture Works, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the area's African American Cultural Heritage District.

Asian American Women Artists Association «underCurrents and the Quest for Space» May 2 - May 25, 2013 SOMArts Cultural Center 934 Brannan Street San Francisco The diversity of work...

She also explores the cultural diversity and ambition of American cities using charcoal and pastels.

The Vero Beach Museum of Art provides cultural leadership and enrichment for the public through a wide variety of educational, studio art and humanities programs; a diversity of quality exhibitions; and the collection, preservation and presentation of important American and international works of art.

American diversity programming deals with cultural differences, but the focus is on diversity within the context of American culture.

US - based firms need to understand the specific cultural dynamics at work in other countries and transform American thinking about diversity into a global mindset.

Cultural and linguistic diversity form a substantial part of the American heritage and should be embraced in early childhood programs for the benefit of children.

Melvin N. Wilson is well known for his contributions to the fields of family therapy and psychology, for studying aspects of cultural diversity and cross-cultural research with African - American families and low - income ethnically diverse families.

As an African American heading one of the country's largest state associations, McMillan has been instrumental in making cultural diversity a key strategic focus for the REALTOR ® organization.