Share your views of how interactions with peers of multicultural backgrounds and experiences can enhance and increase dialogue.

Discussion Overview
Share your views of how interactions with peers of multicultural backgrounds and experiences can enhance and increase dialogue.
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Scenario
I am a 49-year-old female. I identify as a heterosexual female of African-American, Asian, and West Indian descent. My socioeconomic status is low to middle class. I am married and have two adult children. My biological mother, a 15-year-old unwed teenager, was a U.S. citizen. I was raised by my grandmother and two of my maternal aunts. The denomination of faith in my home was Southern-Baptist. During my upbringing, I was given lessons on the Era of Depression, Civil Rights movements, and equal treatment of others simply because we want to be treated equal. I am a practicing Buddhist of 30 years. All of these experiences led me to want to research other diverse cultures and groups.
-Jane Doe
Diversity Issues in the Field of Psychology
Cultural competence is defined as one’s ability to interact with people from belief systems outside of our own by way of acknowledging and understanding the differences that create unity among us (APA, 2020). A courseroom filled with learners that respect their fellow peers for their diverse backgrounds adds value to the course and creates an all-inclusive environment where learners are free to express themselves. A learner who does not feel part of the learning community will not learn all they need to learn to be successful.
What did you learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion this week that grabbed your attention, or what caused you to think more deeply about your role as a multicultural practitioner-scholar when addressing concerns on diversity, equity, and inclusion?
Using a minimum of 50 words, create a post that discusses diversity, equity, and inclusion. The goal is to share your views of how interactions with peers of multicultural backgrounds and experiences can enhance and increase dialogue. You may use the above scenario as an example to create your post!
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How much of an impact does cultural diversity have on your desired research topic?
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Reference
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).