Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism

What types of cultural diversity are present in the movie?

Tibetan youngsters (Tibetan language, Buddhist religion).

German lady who set up a blind school : Christian culture.

Erik and his father = American.

What are some of the challenges people in the movie encounter?

The challenge of climbing Everest blind

The challenge of communicating in a different language .

Traditional Tibetan view of blindness : a punishment for bad things you did in a previous life. Re-incarnation.

What are some examples of stereotyping, prejudice, bias and/or discrimination in the video?

Discrimination :Tashi, the street kid had trouble gaining acceptance from the ather.

What challenges do people face as a result of personality rather than culture?

People who are in this problem think they are incomplete and they can't  make Contact .

 contact with other people.

Certain kids finding it more difficult to climb the mountain than others.

What  benefits are there for the people in the movie as a result of their differing culture?

Learning the different languages.

Knowing that people from different cultures have different personalities.