Cultural pursuit 01-2016*

Cultural PursuitHow much do we know about our

cultural differences?

How to play Cultural Pursuit

• Read your Cultural Pursuit card, and initial the boxes that you know something about.

• Find others in your class who can answer any of the questions you cannot.

• Be prepared to share what you know.• Have fun meeting your classmates!

1 Find someone who . . .

Has had her/his name mispronounced.

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2. Find someone who . . .

Knows what Nisei means.

Etymology: Japanese, literally, second generation, from ni second + sei generation Date: 1929 A son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the U.S.

Senator Daniel Inouye, (D) Hawaii

www.willamette.edu/wucl/pdp/images/recruitment_s2002_inouye.htm

3 Find someone who . .

Has experienced being stereotyped.


Knows what a hijab is

A hijab is a veil that covers the head and chest, which is particularly worn by some Muslim women beyond the age of puberty in the presence of adult males outside of their immediate family.

(wikipedia)


Knows what the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” is.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of rights for all peoples and all nations.

It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

*Think of what you think should be rights to all of the people of the world.

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html


Knows what an upside down pink triangle symbolizes.

The pink triangle has become a symbol of gay liberation, although its origins are those of oppression. In the years prior to and during World War II, homosexuals were among the many groups targeted for extermination by the Nazis. Just as Jews were forced to wear yellow Stars of David and political prisoners a red triangle, homosexual men were identified by pink triangles.

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Knows what “NOW” stands for.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women.

www.now.org


Has traced their family lineage or heritage. Then share yours.


Knows what Manzanar was.

Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California's Owens Valley, Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese

American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War

II. www.nps.org


Has been to another continent.


has a tattoo (do you?)


Knows what Juneteenth means.

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery in America.From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

www.juneteenth.com


Has a relative living in another country.


Knows what the term “intersectionality” means

Intersectionality is the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as

creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.


Knows someone who knows what the phrase “hands up, don’t shoot” refers

to.

The police response to the shooting was heavily criticized, as was the slow rate of information making its way out to the public.

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American male, was shot to death after an encounter with Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old white male Ferguson police officer. After several months of deliberation, a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Wilson for any criminal charges in relation to the incident.


Knows what the Trail of Tears is.

The Trail of Tears was the 1831 relocation of the “five civilized tribes” (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee,

Muscogee-Creek, and Seminole Native Americans to “Indian Territory” – Oklahoma. Many died including

4,000 of 15,000 Cherokee.


Has traced or knows their family lineage or heritage.


Knows who Edward Snowden is.

A subject of controversy, Snowden has been variously called a hero, a whistleblower, a dissident, a patriot, and a traitor. His disclosures of secret NSA domestic and foreign surveillance has fueled debates over mass surveillance, government secrecy, and the balance between national security and information privacy.

Among other things he has revealed • Secret court orders allow NSA

to sweep up Americans' phone records

• Revealed the existence of PRISM as the NSA's program to directly access the servers of U.S tech giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, among others.

• The NSA spies on foreign countries and world leaders and has bugged as many as 38 targets including EU, France and Italy

• That the NSA cracks Google and Yahoo data center links

ADDITIONAL

Find someone who . . .

Knows who Harvey Milk was.

After several unsuccessful attempts, in 1997 Harvey Milk won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials in California.

Harvey Milk was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone by Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978.

www.harveymilk.org


Knows what Tagalog is.

TAGALOG is one of the major languages spoken in the Philippines, mostly by people from the Tagalog regions in the main island of Luzon. It is the lingua franca in Metro Manila, the national capital region of the country. It also serves as a base for Filipino, one of the two official languages of the Philippines (along with English).

According to the 1990 and 2000 United States Census, TAGALOG is the second most commonly-spoken Asian language (after Chinese) in the United States, and the sixth non-English language spoken in America.

www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Tagalog_mainpage.htm


Knows what “comparable worth” means.

Comparable Worth (also called pay equity) - A reform effort to pay different job titles the same based on their value to their employer regardless of the gender predominance of those working in such titles.

At the heart of comparable worth or pay equity is the fact that jobs traditionally done by women have been systematically undervalued in the marketplace. The net result is that jobs disproportionately held by women are paid less than comparable jobs with the same levels of skills and responsibilities but commonly held by males. This bias against women's work can be demonstrated and subsequently eliminated by assessing the economic value of different jobs through the use of gender-neutral job evaluation systems. For example, secretarial and janitorial jobs can be compared on dimensions such as the education/training needed, the working conditions, the responsibility involved and effort required.

www.payequityresearch.com


Knows someone who celebrates Tet.

Tet, which means the first morning of the first day of the new year, is the Vietnamese New Year.

www.discovermekong.com


Knows what the “Red Crescent” is.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.

The Red Crescent is used in place of the Red Cross in many Islamic countries.

www.ifrc.org

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Cultural pursuit 01-2016*