ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນສຸດທ້າຍຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນການປຶກສາຫາລືທີ່ຫນ້າສົນໃຈທີ່ນໍາສະເຫນີໂດຍ BC Sietar ດ້ານ intercultural ຂອງກິດຈະກໍາ hosting ເຊັ່ນ: ພິນບອລໄດ້, Paralympics, ແລະຈັກກະພົບອັງເກມ. , ອີງຕາມວ່າພວກເຮົາໄດ້ເວົ້າກ່ຽວກັບຂະບວນການເມື່ອ on ເກມໄດ້ — ຫຼືມີຈຸດປະສົງຜົນໄດ້ຮັບຂອງເກມໄດ້.

ໃນເວລາທີ່ສົນທະນາຂະບວນການທີ່ພວກເຮົາ talked ເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງທາງວັດທະນະທໍາ - ວິທີການປະຖົມນິເທດວັດທະນະທໍາຂອງພະນັກງານທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ໃນເກມສາມາດມີຜົນກະທົບແນວໃດວຽກງານໄດ້ຮັບເງິນເຮັດໄດ້, ເປັນຕົ້ນ. ໃນເວລາທີ່ສົນທະນາຫມາກຜົນທີ່ໄດ້, we talked more about cultural connection – how bringing people together creates a spirit of commonality that speaks to the essence of the event.  While those conversation threads can seem almost contradictory when viewed separately, together they represent the larger whole that intercultural communication looks to embody.

That discussion led me to think about Multiculturalism at 40 and what I am asking people to do: write about a personal experience observing cultural difference in their everyday lives.  It’s not a topic that rests comfortably with everyone. I know in speaking about the project, I’ve occasionally had the feeling that multiculturalism in Canada is on that list of topics that people feel they “shouldn’t” talk about. I also admit I’ve had moments when the notion of focusing on differences has made me feel uncomfortable.  What makes us nervous?

If I go back to the evening with Sietar BC, there is something in the duality of that conversation that is important to realize.  We know that an awareness and openness to different ways of seeing, and being in the world is one way to foster greater connection.  Perhaps in our everyday lives, ວ່າ, we fear that the process of discussing differences won’t be perceived as supporting an outcome of greater understanding – or will become disconnected from it. ຖ້າພວກເຮົາສາມາດຊອກຫາວິທີຫຼາຍເພື່ອຮັກສາຂະບວນການປຶກສາຫາລືແລະການໃຫ້ຜົນໄດ້ຮັບ intended framed ກັນບາງທີອາດມີແລ້ວພວກເຮົາຈະຂະຫຍາຍຕົວເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຫມັ້ນໃຈການສົນທະນາໂດຍລວມ. ແລະຈາກເລື່ອງທີ່ສົ່ງໃຫ້ໂຄງການນີ້ແລ້ວກໍ່ບໍ່ສາມາດເຫັນມີເຊັ່ນລະດັບຄວາມເປັນປະສົບການຂອງມະນຸດທີ່ຈະ explored ວ່າແມ່ນຄວາມຄິດຂອງ variously, startling, joyful, ທ້າທາຍ, ເຮັດໃຫ້ຫົວແລະ inspiring.