Aug 12 • Reflections & Sharings
Lesson Two: Reflections & Sharing
Prompt: Think of a time when your cultural lens had you expecting something about a new place or a new person, an expectation that was later proven to be wrong. Share your experience in the community.
My mother was born in the Philippines and my father's parents are from Jamaica and St. Lucia. In what was my very limited understanding (Still growing) of culture I assumed that my family living in Canada were really representations of the individuals back in their home countries. I remember going to Jamaica as a child and having this assumption affirmed - similar physical traits, food and accents among the people I happened to visit with. I went to St. Lucia and everything was different, I remember being confused. The people sounded different and looked different than my family in Canada.
This is my earliest memory of learning about rich diversity within cultures, specifically my St. Lucian and Jamaican heritages that has stuck with me.
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Lesson Two: Reflections & Sharing
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Sandi Boucher has dedicated her life to Canadian/Indigenous reconciliation but the lessons apply to everyone so welcome!!
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