Potluck

Looking back at my first assignment in this class, I can clearly see now how little I knew about what diversity really meant. I thought I “knew” the meaning of diversity because I moved from another country, but diversity it is more than speaking a different language. Diversity is the embrace of dissimilarities of people from different cultural backgrounds. This class gave me the tools to reflect on how my personal experiences taught me about diversity and how I have embraced it in different…

The employee lost to private industry was very clearly the favorites of our department director, and this individual got a very elaborate sendoff. This sendoff had heartfelt remarks and a potluck, a very nice celebration for someone who did very nice work. The employee retiring, with 25 years of service, was very clearly not liked by the department director, and his department sendoff was much less celebratory (his sendoff from the agency…

Although one 's identity may seem to be a very personal and individual decision, as we shall examine, there can be many historical, socioeconomic, and sociological factors that can directly or indirectly influence this decision. Just as there is a wide range of experiences and circumstances within the Asian American population, so too can there be many different, overlapping, and simultaneous forms of ethnic identity among Asian Americans. One common example is the ethnic identity of Japanese…

Employee s who understand what is expected of them and receive regular feedback are more engaged and can make more informed daily decisions with their increased knowledge. BSWH cascades company goals and allows employees to set perso nal goa ls on an annual basis. This allows the entire organization to see where the company is going and to make sure the employee knows his/her role in helping in the achievement. This is the one thing I like the best, full transparency. The organization is…

Claudia Ng Professor Ann West English 93 August 31, 2015 My Hobby in his article "Hidden Intellectualism", Gerald Graff discusses how some students are impressively street smart but do poorly in academic settings. However, instead of downplaying their non-academic knowledge, Graff suggests that schools should actually encourage students to change their nonacademic interests into objects of academic study, inviting students to write about their interests in a reflective, analytical way.…

Since I was a young child, I have always had a fascination with all things related to cooking and interesting foods. I cannot remember a time when my Father was not in the kitchen cooking. He has always been my main influence in the kitchen due to his will to try new foods and recipes on a weekly basis. My Mother never knew how to cook, so this is a common ground where my Father and I have always bonded upon. Luckily I was given his gene of cooking that has made me able to prosper in the kitchen…

Chewing over the Food of the Future? In Lizzie Widdecombe’s “The End of Food,”, the writer shares how “The notion that we can nourish ourselves with something purer and more effective than food has long been part of our collective fantasy life.” This thought holds true for many in the developed world today, for whom food certainly feels like a burden, rather than a pleasure. The time, money and effort of purchasing, preparation, and eating food all seem to be a nuisance. Nevertheless, Robert…

Kris reported about her meeting in Washington, DC with HPOG, which is our grant funder and we are doing well. We have SOHOPE students that are ready to interview. Kris shared that giving students a gas allowance is the biggest expenditure which is given to the student through a Fred Meyer card. This card may be replaced with a different card. Kris could work with Case Managers about having a tutor available to AHO/SOHOPE students. Maybe add the tutors name to a book in the library or put an…

Lisa’s Honda. These investigators’ put all their best effort and time into the case. The third successful interaction with law enforcement and criminal justice system was at the end, the Formal sentencing. Shelia and her husband Ron Kimmell went to a potluck which was held by one of the jurors (Kimmell p.232). I had no idea that jurors could get together with anyone who are involved in the case. I found this to be comforting to the Kimmell’s. The Kimmell’s had some great interactions with…

of interaction that get the other people involved in the story as well as learning how to carry on the storytelling tradition. These stories can be told at any of these events or any other form of gathering, some can include: preparing for a war, potluck, celebrations of new tribe members, festivals, and many other gatherings. Today storytelling is mainly used in family’s and surrounding families and friends that have some of the same traditions and use storytelling to keep the Navajo…