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I would choose a family from the country origin of China:

The first thing that I would do would be to try to learn how to communicate effectively with the family by learning some of the more important terms.

I would research to learn more about their culture and things that they like such as food, clothing, and special items.

I would speak with friends to see if they know anyone from China that might could give me some helpful tips or even come visit the family when they arrive.

I would refer back to my books to remind myself on how to make the family feel welcome and not questions that might be offensive or hurtful.

By taking these precaution steps I hope to be educated enough to actually communicate with this family, make them feel welcome, and help them with anything that they need. In return, I hope that the family feel comfortable in the new environment and grow to love America as much as I do. It will be a great positive learning experience for the both of us!

Judegment

My dad told me a story that has stuck with me since I was a child. My dad grew up in a low income household with nine brothers and sisters. He raised mainly by my grandmother who did everything in her will power to provide for him and his siblings. One tradition they did every Sunday was my grandmother would cook breakfast and then they would go straight to church. One particular Sunday at church the preacher felt like it was his duty to standup in front of the congregation and announce they were donating food and clothes to my grandmother in order to help her provide for her children. Don't get me wrong my grandmother was grateful for the help, but this was a little embarrassing to her as well as my dad. My dad and some of his siblings were also made fun of at church from some of the children just because they did not have access to all the material things in life. I have always found this story to be sad and it hurts that my dad had to experience this cruel behavior, especially at church. He did not ever let lack of resources or cruel behavior hold him back though, he worked very hard to provide for his own family and I am very proud of him!

Microaggression

My most recent microaggression encounter occurred when I was at my little girls ballet class on Wednesday. The class is made of about eight or nine little three year old girls who are loud and love to express themselves, who are all of the caucasion race. This past Wednesday a new little girl joined the class who was shy, timid, and of the African American race. While they were practicing I could see the other little girls talking to each other and having a good time, but they were leaving the new little girl out. I could tell she wanted to play and talk to the other girls, but was just to nervous. My thoughts came straight back to the lessons we had talked about this week and class and I knew I needed to do everything I could to try to make her feel welcome. When it was time for the girls to change into their tap shoes I called the new little girl over and asked her name and introduced her to my little girl. I told my little girl to introduce her to the other girls and to help her to feel welcome. I could see the little girls face light up and she began to open up and talk to the other girls. I want my child to grow up looking past ethnicity and to be open minded and never judge anyone.