Onyx Cultural  & Educational Foundation Inc.

 Our mission is to share ideas, educate and be diverse in sharing awareness with others.Even if you hear or read something about a certain culture, it’s important to realize that doesn’t mean everyone from that particular background acts/thinks/believes the same thing. Just as not everyone you know has identical beliefs; people who come from different cultural backgrounds aren’t all a certain way either.

 

Come and be educated

With so many people coming from different cultural backgrounds, it’s really worthwhile to learn how to understand different cultures. There are a couple of ways you can learn to understand cultural differences, and important things to remember about exploring individual differences. The most important thing to remember is that everyone is ultimately a person first, so judging each person on their own merit is the best way to develop understanding and empathy.

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Experience the Awareness

Culture affects human behavior. The more we learn about other cultures, the better teachers, mentors, scholars and therapists we can be. Ultimately, understanding different cultures makes us better people. and learning to be sensitive  to cultural differences will be critically important. When people cooperate, there is more productivity and benefits." 

Read up- Learning about different cultures can be a great way of developing an understanding of cultural diversity. Engage in a bit of research either online or through books and study some of the history and traditions of other cultures.

Talk about it – If you know someone who comes from a different cultural background then you, try and get to know them a bit better. You don’t necessarily have to ask them directly about their culture, but by getting to know them you’ll automatically find out more about their life and experiences.

Travel – One of the best ways to experience and understand cultural difference is to actually live it. Planning a trip overseas to a country you’re interested in learning more about can be the best way of opening yourself up to new cultures.  Acceptance - Sometimes it’s not that easy to gain an understanding of cultural difference for whatever reason. In these situations the best approach is just to accept that some people are different and that’s ok.

Culturals & Diversity