Americans have diverse backgrounds. Each group of people has a particular way of doing things -- speaking, eating, celebrating, worshipping. All these things define a people's culture.
How do you learn about other cultures?
People within a particular group may practice the customs and traditions of that culture. For example, some Chinese Americans may celebrate the Chinese New Year, or some Native Americans may participate in pow wows.
But not every person in these groups will follow the same ways of living. Today, people all over the world are exposed to the ideas and ways of doing things from other cultures. People sometimes change their ways of living.
People express their cultures in different ways. You can learn about a people's culture by figuring out things like this:
beliefs
clothing
art
language
manners
tools
food
songs
buildings
customs
stories
inventions
Each one of these can tell something about the way a people live, what they think about, and what they do.
Task 1. How to Show It
Look at the list above. Think of three things that would help explain your family's culture to someone from another culture.
Task 2. What is a Native American Pow Wow?
Describe by using some of the words from the list above.
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