It includes language, beliefs, family customs, artistic expressions, ways of eating, dealing with life s passages of birth, marriage, death, etc. Cultures are neither good nor bad, just different. Cultural racism occurs when the dominant group does not respect a minority culture. It is best seen in such racial slurs as Kraut, Polack, Wop, Jap, etc. But when cultures come together in a spirit of brotherhood, dynamic new cultural expressions are created, for example, jazz, rock and roll, black Gospel.
Cultural interaction gives life beauty, richness and variety.
There is a lot to this subject. I will cover more next time. Until then, thank you for your support in this important effort to reach out across the divide. Reconcile, Summer 2000.