Week 9: Capstone Discussion Question

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The most valuable items that helped my “better understand or relate to minority minority groups” had to do with learning about their history and culture.  First, it was helpful to understand the ethnic groups history within the United States, their difficulties, and their successes.  Secondarily, it was helpful to see glimpses of their native culture and how that impacted them within the United States.

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Yes, in doing additional research about Norway I learned many new things.  The most significant was the a better understanding of the hostility of the Norwegians towards the Swedish.  Importantly how this affected my family when my great grandfather married someone who was Swedish.

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Especially in the Southwest we can expect to see a much larger Hispanic population.  As the Hispanic population grows here they can be expected to spread into areas where they are virtually nonexistent now.

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Americans have demonstrated that they are heavily influenced by the media, and television in general.  The best way to prepare America for the changing landscape, and the resulting cultures, is for it to be presented in the news as well as in fictional television.  This will better acclimate Americans to the culture to where is does not seem foreign and something that needs to be shunned.


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