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Essay / Multicultural Education: An American Perspective
In class, we were always exploring how other countries celebrated their holidays, like Cinco De Mayo and Hanukkah. We also had the opportunity to take foreign languages and the foreign language classes that you took. also taught countries that speak these languages. The information we learned about other cultures was reinforced by our peers from those respective cultures during discussions. Much like what teachers have done to integrate diversity into classrooms, much of our multicultural experiences have taken place outside of the classroom. It sort of looked like a shadow that you didn't really notice until, for some reason, you looked directly at it. Multicultural experiences took place everywhere. This took place in the dining room, as we debated which culture had the best food (which is still debated today, I'm sure). It took place in the locker room for a football game, reminiscent of what it was like to celebrate the holidays the year before. This happened in our hearts, when someone shared their pain, regardless of what culture we affiliate ourselves with, because human culture is