According to Paulo Coelho, a Portuguese lyricist, and novelist, “Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions, (Coelho, n.d.). ” I would go further by saying that if we understand each other, we can overcome racial and cultural barriers. This process originates with the individual, and by examining my cultural identity.…