Culture Quest

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to research aspects of a cultural group different from your own. Completing this assignment is intended to reflect your own allyship practices. The focus should be on this groups current situation in the U.S., their struggles, and how students can practice allyship.

(USLOs 1.2, 1.4, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.3, 5.2)

Instructions

Complete the following steps:

First, pick a culture different from your own that exists as a cultural group in the U.S. This may be a different ethnic or regional identity from your own. (You are not required to receive instructor approval, but you may contact your instructor for feedback when selecting a cultural group.)

Next, select a person from your family, friends, classmates, or workplace that belongs to the culture. Conduct an interview (in-person or phone/video call) or research this cultural group to collect information. Be sure to share the purpose of this assignment with the interviewee to engage in authentic conversations. If the person you are interviewing is not able to provide a response to one or more of the questions below, be sure to do further research to supplement the information you learned from your interview.

Be specific with identifying your selected cultural group. If you are interviewing someone in this cultural group, ask them how they identify themselves. For example, do they consider themselves to be Asian American or South Korean American? If you are researching a cultural group, again be specific with which cultural group you are selecting.

Students should collect information using the following questions.

Identifying the Cultural Group

1. Which cultural group did you research?
2. Summarize how this groups identity is different from and similar to your own. Offer 2-3 similarities and differences.

Cultural Treatment

1. Research the latest demographic data available for this groups population in the U.S. and your city.
2. What are the key characteristics of this cultural group, such as language, values, and customs?
3. How is this group portrayed in the media? Provide a few examples to support your response.

Cultural Oppression

1. Has this cultural group experienced any type of oppression and privilege throughout colonial American and U.S. history (i.e, 1600s through 1900s)?
2. What is this cultural groups current social standing related to oppression and privilege (i.e., their experience in the 2000s)? What is currently being said in the media about this cultural group?
3. Offer 2-3 strategies to be an effective ally for this cultural group.

After collecting the material, create a PowerPoint Presentation that showcases all the information gathered from the interview/research. You can write in the first person.

During the interview, you are welcome to enter a dialogue with the interviewee when responses about gender, race, or ethnicity elicit more information.

Presentation format

Organize your presentation into the following slides in this order:

• Title slide Include the selected culture groups name, your name, and Galen College of Nursing.
• Content slides 8-12 content slides are required (excluding the title and references slides) that include your research on all the prompts in the same order as above (i.e., identifying the cultural group, cultural treatment, and cultural oppression). Include in-text citation(s) in these slides.
• Conclusion – Synthesize a summary of your content into a conclusion slide. Which aspects stood out for you, and how did learning about this culture contribute to your cultural competency/humility?
• References slide Provide reference(s) in APA format.