How Diversity Has Reflected My Life As An Immigrant

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This self-reflection paper will explore how diversity has impacted my life as an immigrant and the benefits and challenges I have faced because of this. Prior to moving to this country, I did not have much knowledge about what diversity really meant. I began exploring the true value of diversity on February 20, 2002. This was the day my view of diversity would forever change.
As a kid, I did not have any prejudices and would see people the same, skin color, race and language weren’t barriers to connect with people and therefore, did not understand why people would discriminate other people. Discrimination “is a behavior that occurs when members of social identity group are treated unfairly, because of their group memberships.” (Harvey & Allard 2012, PP. 45)
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Our company’s policy embraces equal opportunity for everyone and they don’t discriminate because of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, etc.
Working in a company that embraces diversity has helped me “think outside the box” I work with people that bring different strengths to the workplace. We all have different ways of resolving problems, but we always work together to reach the same goals. In addition, our company works with customers from all over the world. This help us gain different perspective on how different cultures operate.
Living in the United States has helped me discovered what diversity really means, I don’t think I would have embraced diversity the same way I do if I would have stayed in Chile. I say this because even though the population of immigrant has grown enormously in recent years, Chileans still haven’t completely embraced diversity unlike the United States where cultural diversity is very important. I feel very fortunate to experience cultural diversity in my daily life. Cultural diversity is essential to me because it helps me interact, learn and accept people from different

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