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Homework: Personal Cultural Narrative

In addition to exploring concepts related to diversity, this course has prompted you to consider aspects of your own culture, your varied identities, and what makes you you.

One important facet of the strengths perspective is to listen to the story that the client tells and to acknowledge their experience as they give voice to it. Everyone has a story-you included. In fact, the Tenement Museum (2020) in New York has asked people across the United States to share their own stories, in the form of cultural artifacts. The result is a rich tapestry of human migration, history, and diversity.

For this Homework, you add your voice to this human tapestry by developing your own cultural narrative.

Reference:

Tenement Museum. (2020, June 15). Your story, our story [Video]. YouTube.

To prepare:

1. Review the Tenement Museum video in the Learning Resources. Consider the artifacts, traditions, and customs that represent your culture and your family.

2. You may wish to contact family members for more information on the origins of your family and the possible oppression of ancestors.

3. Design your personal cultural narrative in any of the following formats: PowerPoint (max. 10 slides), or written paper (2-3 pages).

Task

Submit a personal cultural narrative in which you reflect on your history and ancestors. In your narrative:

1. Identify the origins of your family and any migration that occurred. (Nationality: Nigeria, tribe: Yoruba)

2. Describe the customs, traditions, and languages spoken in your family. (Yoruba culture and tradition) Yoruba Language

3. Explain the extent to which your ancestors faced oppression. Use past Learning Resources on privilege and oppression to contextualize your family's experience.

4. Describe the strengths and values that define your family.