Discussion on language policy and attitudes toward languages in the United States and worldwide. The social and cultural conditions under which children and adults learn languages. The role of museums as a forum for discussions of world culture, cultural diversity, and tolerance. Understanding humans of the world through the nonverbal communication of material culture. The value of museums in supporting lifelong learning and quality of life.
Successful translation requires more than simply putting the words of one language into another.
Matters of style, connotation, structure, and culture must all be taken into account. Modern biological science has has shown proof that the characteristics commonly used to descirbe racial groups are not gentically correlated to each other. Racial distinctions are based on cutural assumptions rather than credible genetic theory. Deconstructing race in a scientific context provides citizens with knowledge they can use for better social decisions. Presentation covers refugee, immigrant, minority, and international health issues in Black Hawk County and in other meatpacking towns around Iowa.