Essay On Rich Tapestry

Do you come from a rich tapestry? “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all of the threads of that tapestry are equal in value no matter their color” (Angelou). My parents were very open with me about race and culture mainly because they are an interracial couple. They believed that I should be educated in the home before experiencing potentially untoward comments about race on the school playground. Sadly, just like many youths, the playground or classroom is where many children get their education on race. When I started the 6th grade, the start of middle school, I realized …show more content…
This maybe a result of some families ignoring the racial and cultural diversity subject, or some families believing their race and culture is superior. Unfortunately, while in the 6th grade I learned that many students were not interculturally competent. For instance, during the start of the 6th grade I was working on a group project with several other students. All of us students were sitting in a circle when one of the girls asked me a question. She asked, “Are you Mexican? You look Mexican.” Sitting in the circle with the other students, I was a little-taken aback by the blunt question because no one had ever asked me that kind of question. Thinking to myself, I thought did she really ask me that kind of question. I proceed in telling her that I’m not Mexican, but I’m a quarter African American and seventy-five percent white. Yes, I gave her percentages, I really didn’t know what else to say because I was never raised to ask someone that I just met a personal type of question regarding their cultural background or their race. Nevertheless, the girl’s lack of sensitivity or lack of awareness regarding race was very evident in her blunt