nameste perhaps you’re wondering why i just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and
just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and
just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and a namaste welcome as many are aware in
a namaste welcome as many are aware in
a namaste welcome as many are aware in other countries cultures and social
other countries cultures and social
other countries cultures and social engagements these gestures would be
engagements these gestures would be
engagements these gestures would be accepted and even expected when meeting
accepted and even expected when meeting
accepted and even expected when meeting someone were ending an encounter the bow
someone were ending an encounter the bow
someone were ending an encounter the bow used in East Asian countries such as
used in East Asian countries such as
used in East Asian countries such as China Japan and Thailand is often
China Japan and Thailand is often
China Japan and Thailand is often commonly used at the beginning and
commonly used at the beginning and
commonly used at the beginning and ending of a martial arts competition the
ending of a martial arts competition the
ending of a martial arts competition the curtsy would be the appropriate gesture
curtsy would be the appropriate gesture
curtsy would be the appropriate gesture if a lady had the opportunity to meet
if a lady had the opportunity to meet
if a lady had the opportunity to meet the Queen of England and also for
the Queen of England and also for
the Queen of England and also for dancers to say thank you to an audience
dancers to say thank you to an audience
dancers to say thank you to an audience at the end of their performance the
at the end of their performance the
at the end of their performance the namaste welcome is used in the Hindu
namaste welcome is used in the Hindu
namaste welcome is used in the Hindu culture and religion and also at the end
culture and religion and also at the end
culture and religion and also at the end of a common yoga class and it literally
of a common yoga class and it literally
of a common yoga class and it literally translates to the divine in me vows to
translates to the divine in me vows to
translates to the divine in me vows to the divine in you these gestures
the divine in you these gestures
the divine in you these gestures highlight the concept of humility
highlight the concept of humility
highlight the concept of humility literally being able to bow to the
literally being able to bow to the
literally being able to bow to the culture persona and the position of
culture persona and the position of
culture persona and the position of someone else yet for many of us
someone else yet for many of us
someone else yet for many of us Americans that is we would struggle with
Americans that is we would struggle with
Americans that is we would struggle with the concept of humbling ourselves we
the concept of humbling ourselves we
the concept of humbling ourselves we would not go as far as to say I’m
would not go as far as to say I’m
would not go as far as to say I’m superior but we definitely don’t believe
superior but we definitely don’t believe
superior but we definitely don’t believe that we’re less than so it begs the
that we’re less than so it begs the
that we’re less than so it begs the question that if I humble myself in my
question that if I humble myself in my
question that if I humble myself in my by default saying that I’m less than or
by default saying that I’m less than or
by default saying that I’m less than or giving power to someone else allow me to
giving power to someone else allow me to
giving power to someone else allow me to offer you a counter perspective this
offer you a counter perspective this
offer you a counter perspective this evening let’s think about the physical
evening let’s think about the physical
evening let’s think about the physical posture of being able to bow and curtsey
posture of being able to bow and curtsey
posture of being able to bow and curtsey it actually takes physical
it actually takes physical
it actually takes physical strength in one’s back and knees to be
strength in one’s back and knees to be
strength in one’s back and knees to be able to do such even for me I would have
able to do such even for me I would have
able to do such even for me I would have to have a good weather day
to have a good weather day
to have a good weather day not including today where the twins good
not including today where the twins good
not including today where the twins good old Arthur and writers don’t bother me
old Arthur and writers don’t bother me
old Arthur and writers don’t bother me to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to
to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to
to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to yield to the concept of cultural
yield to the concept of cultural
yield to the concept of cultural humility means that you are so self
humility means that you are so self
humility means that you are so self aware that it’s okay to have the
aware that it’s okay to have the
aware that it’s okay to have the introduction of another culture someone
introduction of another culture someone
introduction of another culture someone else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be
else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be
else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be grounded in who you are in retrospect I
grounded in who you are in retrospect I
grounded in who you are in retrospect I find that I had one of my greatest
find that I had one of my greatest
find that I had one of my greatest humility experiences during my senior
humility experiences during my senior
humility experiences during my senior year of high school the spring of 1992 I
year of high school the spring of 1992 I
year of high school the spring of 1992 I know I don’t look that old anyway so I
know I don’t look that old anyway so I
know I don’t look that old anyway so I was attending at the Indiana Academy for
was attending at the Indiana Academy for
was attending at the Indiana Academy for mathematics science and humanities this
mathematics science and humanities this
mathematics science and humanities this is a special boarding school for
is a special boarding school for
is a special boarding school for academically gifted juniors and seniors
academically gifted juniors and seniors
academically gifted juniors and seniors and due to our advanced curriculum and
and due to our advanced curriculum and
and due to our advanced curriculum and our college prep focus we were offered
our college prep focus we were offered
our college prep focus we were offered foreign language courses not typical to
foreign language courses not typical to
foreign language courses not typical to high schools at that time such as
high schools at that time such as
high schools at that time such as Russian German Japanese and Chinese me
Russian German Japanese and Chinese me
Russian German Japanese and Chinese me being Who I am I figured if a quarter of
being Who I am I figured if a quarter of
being Who I am I figured if a quarter of the world will speak in Chinese I need
the world will speak in Chinese I need
the world will speak in Chinese I need it to be in the majority
it to be in the majority
it to be in the majority so after nearly two years and learning
so after nearly two years and learning
so after nearly two years and learning almost 300 plus characters our teacher
almost 300 plus characters our teacher
almost 300 plus characters our teacher decided that we needed to have a true
decided that we needed to have a true
decided that we needed to have a true cultural immersion experience and by the
cultural immersion experience and by the
cultural immersion experience and by the way that’s enough characters to actually
way that’s enough characters to actually
way that’s enough characters to actually be conversational so I know what you’re
be conversational so I know what you’re
be conversational so I know what you’re thinking we went to China no school
thinking we went to China no school
thinking we went to China no school didn’t have that kind of money but she
didn’t have that kind of money but she
didn’t have that kind of money but she gave us the next best opportunity to our
gave us the next best opportunity to our
gave us the next best opportunity to our rural Indiana location Chinatown in
rural Indiana location Chinatown in
rural Indiana location Chinatown in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago there you go my classmates and I were
there you go my classmates and I were
there you go my classmates and I were extremely excited the opportunity to use
extremely excited the opportunity to use
extremely excited the opportunity to use Mandarin for the first time with native
Mandarin for the first time with native
Mandarin for the first time with native speakers so we spent most of the day
speakers so we spent most of the day
speakers so we spent most of the day walking around town buying souvenirs of
walking around town buying souvenirs of
walking around town buying souvenirs of course and taking in the sights
course and taking in the sights
course and taking in the sights finally we decided to have a little
finally we decided to have a little
finally we decided to have a little lunch and eat what we thought was pretty
lunch and eat what we thought was pretty
lunch and eat what we thought was pretty authentic China’s food we sit down at
authentic China’s food we sit down at
authentic China’s food we sit down at the restaurant we opened the menu and
the restaurant we opened the menu and
the restaurant we opened the menu and we’re excited we can actually read most
we’re excited we can actually read most
we’re excited we can actually read most of the characters one by one my class
of the characters one by one my class
of the characters one by one my class may start to order their meals and the
may start to order their meals and the
may start to order their meals and the waitress you can tell that she was
waitress you can tell that she was
waitress you can tell that she was impressed through her smile and even a
impressed through her smile and even a
impressed through her smile and even a slight bow I was the last one to place
slight bow I was the last one to place
slight bow I was the last one to place my order trying to give myself more time
my order trying to give myself more time
my order trying to give myself more time to get my words together but I got a
to get my words together but I got a
to get my words together but I got a very different response after only three
very different response after only three
very different response after only three or four words the waitress literally
or four words the waitress literally
or four words the waitress literally takes off running to the back of the
takes off running to the back of the
takes off running to the back of the restaurant I look at my teacher and I
restaurant I look at my teacher and I
restaurant I look at my teacher and I ask her did I say something wrong for
ask her did I say something wrong for
ask her did I say something wrong for those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal
those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal
those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal language therefore the meaning of a word
language therefore the meaning of a word
language therefore the meaning of a word changes based on one of the four tones
changes based on one of the four tones
changes based on one of the four tones she assured me that my Chinese was fine
she assured me that my Chinese was fine
she assured me that my Chinese was fine had no idea why the woman ran off just
had no idea why the woman ran off just
had no idea why the woman ran off just as we were finishing our conversation
as we were finishing our conversation
as we were finishing our conversation the waitress comes back with what
the waitress comes back with what
the waitress comes back with what appears to be the entire kitchen staff
appears to be the entire kitchen staff
appears to be the entire kitchen staff and she says to me a Mandarin to speak
and she says to me a Mandarin to speak
and she says to me a Mandarin to speak again and so I finished placing my order
again and so I finished placing my order
again and so I finished placing my order I can tell by the huge smiles and even
I can tell by the huge smiles and even
I can tell by the huge smiles and even the head nods that that great mystery
the head nods that that great mystery
the head nods that that great mystery had been revealed
had been revealed
had been revealed perhaps they were used to white
perhaps they were used to white
perhaps they were used to white Americans speaking their language but I
Americans speaking their language but I
Americans speaking their language but I think I may have been the first black
think I may have been the first black
think I may have been the first black person they ever saw speak Chinese as a
person they ever saw speak Chinese as a
person they ever saw speak Chinese as a cultural diversity trainer I have
cultural diversity trainer I have
cultural diversity trainer I have learned that this was truly one of my
learned that this was truly one of my
learned that this was truly one of my greatest cultural humility experiences I
greatest cultural humility experiences I
greatest cultural humility experiences I didn’t know then what I know now but I
didn’t know then what I know now but I
didn’t know then what I know now but I have been spending about two years
have been spending about two years
have been spending about two years yielding who I was as a black person
yielding who I was as a black person
yielding who I was as a black person American and native English speaker to
American and native English speaker to
American and native English speaker to learn and appreciate the culture history
learn and appreciate the culture history
learn and appreciate the culture history and language
and language
and language of China I wanted so desperately to be a
of China I wanted so desperately to be a
of China I wanted so desperately to be a part and to be immersed in this
part and to be immersed in this
part and to be immersed in this wonderful culture and so we have this
wonderful culture and so we have this
wonderful culture and so we have this concept that I realized that was really
concept that I realized that was really
concept that I realized that was really the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen
the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen
the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen staff or the restaurant staff was
staff or the restaurant staff was
staff or the restaurant staff was impressed perhaps even honored that we
impressed perhaps even honored that we
impressed perhaps even honored that we as Outsiders had learned their language
as Outsiders had learned their language
as Outsiders had learned their language and I was trying so desperately to give
and I was trying so desperately to give
and I was trying so desperately to give it right I wanted to pay honor to the
it right I wanted to pay honor to the
it right I wanted to pay honor to the coat the country and the culture and the
coat the country and the culture and the
coat the country and the culture and the language that I had become so fond of
language that I had become so fond of
language that I had become so fond of and so this type of cultural surrender
and so this type of cultural surrender
and so this type of cultural surrender and the increasing multicultural
and the increasing multicultural
and the increasing multicultural diversity in our society I believe is
diversity in our society I believe is
diversity in our society I believe is the foundation that led doctors Melanie
the foundation that led doctors Melanie
the foundation that led doctors Melanie turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to
turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to
turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to develop the concept of cultural humility
develop the concept of cultural humility
develop the concept of cultural humility in 1998 these physicians were looking to
in 1998 these physicians were looking to
in 1998 these physicians were looking to develop a concept and a model that would
develop a concept and a model that would
develop a concept and a model that would be an extension or go beyond the
be an extension or go beyond the
be an extension or go beyond the limitations of cultural competency but
limitations of cultural competency but
limitations of cultural competency but yet create a cultural framework that
yet create a cultural framework that
yet create a cultural framework that would help them to better serve their
would help them to better serve their
would help them to better serve their patients essentially they realized
patients essentially they realized
patients essentially they realized they’re the experts in medicine but not
they’re the experts in medicine but not
they’re the experts in medicine but not the experts in culture of their patients
the experts in culture of their patients
the experts in culture of their patients yet they understood fundamentally that
yet they understood fundamentally that
yet they understood fundamentally that culture weighs heavily in someone’s
culture weighs heavily in someone’s
culture weighs heavily in someone’s thoughts their beliefs their habits and
thoughts their beliefs their habits and
thoughts their beliefs their habits and the choices that they will make for
the choices that they will make for
the choices that they will make for their life you see cultural competency
their life you see cultural competency
their life you see cultural competency is learned knowledge and also skillset
is learned knowledge and also skillset
is learned knowledge and also skillset that you need to manage cross-cultural
that you need to manage cross-cultural
that you need to manage cross-cultural relationships but it actually can have
relationships but it actually can have
relationships but it actually can have some shortcomings and cause prejudice
some shortcomings and cause prejudice
some shortcomings and cause prejudice because the focus is heavily on what you
because the focus is heavily on what you
because the focus is heavily on what you learn and not necessarily looking at and
learn and not necessarily looking at and
learn and not necessarily looking at and evaluating your own personal experiences
evaluating your own personal experiences
evaluating your own personal experiences thus cultural humility was created to be
thus cultural humility was created to be
thus cultural humility was created to be a process oriented approach that takes
a process oriented approach that takes
a process oriented approach that takes into consideration who you are your
into consideration who you are your
into consideration who you are your experiences how you live the world how
experiences how you live the world how
experiences how you live the world how you view the world through your own
you view the world through your own
you view the world through your own identities
identities
identities let’s take me for an example this
let’s take me for an example this
let’s take me for an example this evening
evening
evening I see the world through my lens of being
I see the world through my lens of being
I see the world through my lens of being a black woman who’s Christian middle
a black woman who’s Christian middle
a black woman who’s Christian middle class and heterosexual to name a few
class and heterosexual to name a few
class and heterosexual to name a few as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve
as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve
as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve used the concept of cultural competency
used the concept of cultural competency
used the concept of cultural competency for many many years but I see cultural
for many many years but I see cultural
for many many years but I see cultural humility as an evolution of that work
humility as an evolution of that work
humility as an evolution of that work not to say that cultural competency is
not to say that cultural competency is
not to say that cultural competency is bad but just that now we’ve taken it
bad but just that now we’ve taken it
bad but just that now we’ve taken it another step and so what we’ve done is
another step and so what we’ve done is
another step and so what we’ve done is have that focus on who we are and then
have that focus on who we are and then
have that focus on who we are and then also being able to value what others
also being able to value what others
also being able to value what others bring to the proverbial table and so
bring to the proverbial table and so
bring to the proverbial table and so let’s evaluate these two schools of
let’s evaluate these two schools of
let’s evaluate these two schools of thought tonight cultural competency
thought tonight cultural competency
thought tonight cultural competency suggests that learning is finite which
suggests that learning is finite which
suggests that learning is finite which means I can take a course I can take a
means I can take a course I can take a
means I can take a course I can take a workshop and learn about a group of
workshop and learn about a group of
workshop and learn about a group of people so you may have someone say hey I
people so you may have someone say hey I
people so you may have someone say hey I understand mexican-americans in their
understand mexican-americans in their
understand mexican-americans in their culture prior to my teaching in Houston
culture prior to my teaching in Houston
culture prior to my teaching in Houston Texas
Texas
Texas I took a cultural diversity workshop
I took a cultural diversity workshop
I took a cultural diversity workshop where as cultural humility says that
where as cultural humility says that
where as cultural humility says that learning is infinite we are lifelong
learning is infinite we are lifelong
learning is infinite we are lifelong learners who must critically self
learners who must critically self
learners who must critically self evaluate we must look at who we are what
evaluate we must look at who we are what
evaluate we must look at who we are what we believe and why based on our own
we believe and why based on our own
we believe and why based on our own experiences and so I had the opportunity
experiences and so I had the opportunity
experiences and so I had the opportunity a couple years ago to do a follow-up
a couple years ago to do a follow-up
a couple years ago to do a follow-up training to an organization I had worked
training to an organization I had worked
training to an organization I had worked with previously actually right here in
with previously actually right here in
with previously actually right here in Westchester and at these day-long
Westchester and at these day-long
Westchester and at these day-long retreats you know we normally have food
retreats you know we normally have food
retreats you know we normally have food nice little potluck everybody brings
nice little potluck everybody brings
nice little potluck everybody brings something and so there was a gentleman
something and so there was a gentleman
something and so there was a gentleman who brought a dish which I fell in love
who brought a dish which I fell in love
who brought a dish which I fell in love with I think I probably had two plates
with I think I probably had two plates
with I think I probably had two plates anyway so um and what happened I saw him
anyway so um and what happened I saw him
anyway so um and what happened I saw him and I said hey did your wife make that
and I said hey did your wife make that
and I said hey did your wife make that dish that she made the last time y’all
dish that she made the last time y’all
dish that she made the last time y’all already know
already know
already know he said my wife didn’t make that I did
he said my wife didn’t make that I did
he said my wife didn’t make that I did and I thought oh my goodness how have I
and I thought oh my goodness how have I
and I thought oh my goodness how have I slipped into this gender norm I
slipped into this gender norm I
slipped into this gender norm I immediately apologized and then I used
immediately apologized and then I used
immediately apologized and then I used it as a teachable moment for our
it as a teachable moment for our
it as a teachable moment for our training session but this is why it is
training session but this is why it is
training session but this is why it is so important to critically reflect and
so important to critically reflect and
so important to critically reflect and constantly self evaluate even for me as
constantly self evaluate even for me as
constantly self evaluate even for me as a trainer what happened
a trainer what happened
a trainer what happened I was so influenced by social norms that
I was so influenced by social norms that
I was so influenced by social norms that I slipped right into one myself even
I slipped right into one myself even
I slipped right into one myself even when I know what is culturally
when I know what is culturally
when I know what is culturally inappropriate number two cultural
inappropriate number two cultural
inappropriate number two cultural competency says that is concerned with
competency says that is concerned with
competency says that is concerned with book and learned knowledge and that that
book and learned knowledge and that that
book and learned knowledge and that that has power which would mean that my
has power which would mean that my
has power which would mean that my certification as a diversity trainer
certification as a diversity trainer
certification as a diversity trainer takes precedence over my entire life
takes precedence over my entire life
takes precedence over my entire life experience of working with diverse
experience of working with diverse
experience of working with diverse cultures cultural humility on the other
cultures cultural humility on the other
cultures cultural humility on the other hand seeks to fix and challenge those
hand seeks to fix and challenge those
hand seeks to fix and challenge those power imbalances recognizing yes who you
power imbalances recognizing yes who you
power imbalances recognizing yes who you are but that we have to see everyone as
are but that we have to see everyone as
are but that we have to see everyone as a complex multi-dimensional being who
a complex multi-dimensional being who
a complex multi-dimensional being who brings to the table their experiences
brings to the table their experiences
brings to the table their experiences their culture and their heritage and
their culture and their heritage and
their culture and their heritage and this is demonstrated in the formation of
this is demonstrated in the formation of
this is demonstrated in the formation of a pearl so you have a little granule of
a pearl so you have a little granule of
a pearl so you have a little granule of sand who loses his way from his friends
sand who loses his way from his friends
sand who loses his way from his friends ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all
ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all
ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all of a sudden afraid and scared this is a
of a sudden afraid and scared this is a
of a sudden afraid and scared this is a big foreign place and I don’t know where
big foreign place and I don’t know where
big foreign place and I don’t know where my people are the oyster is saying hey
my people are the oyster is saying hey
my people are the oyster is saying hey what’s going on your and they’re moving
what’s going on your and they’re moving
what’s going on your and they’re moving around and I’m starting to itch so it
around and I’m starting to itch so it
around and I’m starting to itch so it does what it I call the shimmy shake and
does what it I call the shimmy shake and
does what it I call the shimmy shake and it starts to release this neck tar this
it starts to release this neck tar this
it starts to release this neck tar this has two purposes one it coats that
has two purposes one it coats that
has two purposes one it coats that granular sand providing a tight covering
granular sand providing a tight covering
granular sand providing a tight covering making it feel a little bit more secure
making it feel a little bit more secure
making it feel a little bit more secure in this big foreign place but it also
in this big foreign place but it also
in this big foreign place but it also stops the irritation because it no
stops the irritation because it no
stops the irritation because it no longer feels the little granule of sand
longer feels the little granule of sand
longer feels the little granule of sand moving around and so essentially what
moving around and so essentially what
moving around and so essentially what happens is the oyster
happens is the oyster
happens is the oyster sandé they learn how to coexist they
sandé they learn how to coexist they
sandé they learn how to coexist they share their power and they create
share their power and they create
share their power and they create something of beauty a pearl finally
something of beauty a pearl finally
something of beauty a pearl finally cultural competency is concerned with
cultural competency is concerned with
cultural competency is concerned with self-advocacy where we might have a
self-advocacy where we might have a
self-advocacy where we might have a woman for instance who uses her personal
woman for instance who uses her personal
woman for instance who uses her personal connections to help elevate her career
connections to help elevate her career
connections to help elevate her career instead of using the resources before
instead of using the resources before
instead of using the resources before her to help all of the women in her
her to help all of the women in her
her to help all of the women in her organization to collectively break the
organization to collectively break the
organization to collectively break the glass ceiling cultural humility then
glass ceiling cultural humility then
glass ceiling cultural humility then says no we want you to aspire to have
says no we want you to aspire to have
says no we want you to aspire to have partnerships so that you can learn about
partnerships so that you can learn about
partnerships so that you can learn about not only a group of people but to be
not only a group of people but to be
not only a group of people but to be able to advocate for them as well
able to advocate for them as well
able to advocate for them as well realizing that we do not live in this
realizing that we do not live in this
realizing that we do not live in this diverse world alone and that we need
diverse world alone and that we need
diverse world alone and that we need everybody to be there and so we saw this
everybody to be there and so we saw this
everybody to be there and so we saw this recently in the last couple of months
recently in the last couple of months
recently in the last couple of months with all of the instances of devastation
with all of the instances of devastation
with all of the instances of devastation we had the hurricanes that plagued
we had the hurricanes that plagued
we had the hurricanes that plagued Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto
Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto
Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep
Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep
Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep waters no power completely destroyed
waters no power completely destroyed
waters no power completely destroyed homes in all of their material
homes in all of their material
homes in all of their material possessions then you’ll remember the
possessions then you’ll remember the
possessions then you’ll remember the hundreds of people running for their
hundreds of people running for their
hundreds of people running for their lives when all they were trying to do
lives when all they were trying to do
lives when all they were trying to do was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the
was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the
was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the complete neighborhoods burned down
complete neighborhoods burned down
complete neighborhoods burned down leaving thousands homeless in Northern
leaving thousands homeless in Northern
leaving thousands homeless in Northern California and even this week a small
California and even this week a small
California and even this week a small Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting
Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting
Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting leaving 26 dead some of you right now
leaving 26 dead some of you right now
leaving 26 dead some of you right now are fighting back the tears and the
are fighting back the tears and the
are fighting back the tears and the overwhelming sense of emotion even as we
overwhelming sense of emotion even as we
overwhelming sense of emotion even as we recall these events but one thing that I
recall these events but one thing that I
recall these events but one thing that I want you to see and remember was all the
want you to see and remember was all the
want you to see and remember was all the images on television and in the social
images on television and in the social
images on television and in the social media of people doing whatever it took
media of people doing whatever it took
media of people doing whatever it took to save someone else in those moments
to save someone else in those moments
to save someone else in those moments their race ethnicity socioeconomic
their race ethnicity socioeconomic
their race ethnicity socioeconomic status political affiliation and
status political affiliation and
status political affiliation and religion did not matter
religion did not matter
religion did not matter it was the Humana
it was the Humana
it was the Humana of man that shined bright and cost
of man that shined bright and cost
of man that shined bright and cost someone to risk their life for someone
someone to risk their life for someone
someone to risk their life for someone else
else
else there’s even an image that stands very
there’s even an image that stands very
there’s even an image that stands very close in my mind that I love and it’s of
close in my mind that I love and it’s of
close in my mind that I love and it’s of an older white woman’s face being held
an older white woman’s face being held
an older white woman’s face being held in the hands of a black woman and I
in the hands of a black woman and I
in the hands of a black woman and I would like to think that she’s saying to
would like to think that she’s saying to
would like to think that she’s saying to her we will get through this together
her we will get through this together
her we will get through this together and so you see I offer you the
and so you see I offer you the
and so you see I offer you the opportunity to take the road to cultural
opportunity to take the road to cultural
opportunity to take the road to cultural humility to position yourself and humble
humility to position yourself and humble
humility to position yourself and humble yourself so that you can learn best from
yourself so that you can learn best from
yourself so that you can learn best from others as you do this I hope that you
others as you do this I hope that you
others as you do this I hope that you will do the three things that we talked
will do the three things that we talked
will do the three things that we talked about that you will one consider that
about that you will one consider that
about that you will one consider that learning is a lifelong process
learning is a lifelong process
learning is a lifelong process take your seat in that classroom be
take your seat in that classroom be
take your seat in that classroom be willing to learn from one another while
willing to learn from one another while
willing to learn from one another while sharing of yourself I hope that you will
sharing of yourself I hope that you will
sharing of yourself I hope that you will do whatever is possible in in your power
do whatever is possible in in your power
do whatever is possible in in your power to shift and challenge those power
to shift and challenge those power
to shift and challenge those power imbalances in a way that allows us to
imbalances in a way that allows us to
imbalances in a way that allows us to live communally together in our diverse
live communally together in our diverse
live communally together in our diverse society and then finally to be able to
society and then finally to be able to
society and then finally to be able to advocate and partner with others in a
advocate and partner with others in a
advocate and partner with others in a way that we charge our systems and
way that we charge our systems and
way that we charge our systems and institutions to level the playing field
institutions to level the playing field
institutions to level the playing field so that equity becomes the norm and
so that equity becomes the norm and
so that equity becomes the norm and humanity is our most important identity
humanity is our most important identity
humanity is our most important identity namaste
namaste
namaste [Applause]
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