diversity in america
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Diversity in America. Think About This:. What are your favorite foods? What are some foods you enjoy regularly?. Do you love spaghetti?. What about bratwurst…. …or Lo Mein?. Do you enjoy eating candied yams at Thanksgiving?. Do you enjoy eating tortillas?. Are you a fan of sushi?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
DIVERSITY IN
AMERICA
Think About This: What are your favorite foods?
What are some foods you enjoy regularly?
Do you love spaghetti?
What about bratwurst…
…or Lo Mein?
Do you enjoy eating candied yams at Thanksgiving?
Do you enjoy eating tortillas?
Are you a fan of sushi?
Do you know what Diversity Means? Diversity means being different America is diverse because it is made
up of people from many different backgrounds
Our differences are what make America special
What did all of those foods have in common? They all come from different countries
We can enjoy them all in America
Diverse Foods Food is one way that our country is
diverse
Spaghetti comes from Italy
Bratwurst comes from Germany
Lo Mein comes from China
Yams are a traditional African food
Tortillas come from Mexico
Sushi is a japanese food
YumMy! Can you see how diversity makes our
country better? What type of food would we be eating if
we didn’t have diversity in our country?
Food is a Benefit of Diversity What does “benefit” mean? To “benefit” from something means to
gain something good When we include diversity in our
country, we benefit (gain something good) because…we get to eat tasty foods. What is another way we benefit?
Clothing Clothing is another benefit of diversity Can you think of ways that clothing can
be diverse?
Japanese: This model is wearing a “kimono” dress, based on the traditional Japanese Kimonos on the left. Do you see the similarities?
Mexican These blankets are traditional Mexican
quilts. Have you seen something like this in America?
Muslim We also have diversity in religion. This Muslim American girl is wearing a
customary head scarf.
African The traditional African clothes on the
left are similar to the modern baby dress on the right
Music The music in America is very diverse We have all different musical genres:
rock, country, pop and jazz are just a few!
We also have music & musical instruments from many cultures
Italy Raise your hand if you
take (or have taken) piano lessons
Did you know that “piano” is short for “pianoforte” and that the piano is an Italian instrument?
Africa Drums are a common feature in African
music Modern genres of music like “jazz” and
“blues” are based on African music
Europe and Asia The xylophone is
an instrument that has roots in Europe and Asia
The guitar is an instrument that comes from Spain
Benefits of Diversity Can you see the benefits of having a
diverse country, full of people with different backgrounds?
What is an example of a benefit of diversity that we have not talked about?
Can you imagine what America would be like if it was not diverse?