Raising Kids to Embrace Diversity
Boston MA,
Turkish Cultural Center Massachusetts and PII branch organized a panel on
“Raising Kids to Embrace Diversity” on Saturday, February 7. The
speakers, coming from diverse backgrounds, shared their stories and
experience on raising kids in a multi-cultural environment. Maggie
Herzig of Public Conversation Project talked about her own
multicultural family environment and emphasized the importance of
creating opportunities for meaningful engagement and learning by
considering virtues such as curiosity, compassion and wonder. Cathy
Corman, lecturer of American Studies at UMASS Boston made important
remarks about the fear of communities about the loss of tradition or
loss of status when their kids are faced with other traditions. Mingi
Bodine, an accent trainer at SoundsRight Accent Training shared her
own story and made important remarks on language barrier. Ebru
Erginbas, editor and translator, shared her experience during her time
as a teacher about the adaptation of kids to school environment.
The talks were followed by a question and answer session. The
attendees were happy to have the opportunity to hear about the rich
and colorful stories of other parents and educators on such an
essential topic.