Lecture on Cultural Humility

Introduction

• Greetings: Emphasis on diverse cultural greetings like bow, curtsy, and namaste.
• Cultural Gestures: Bowing is common in East Asian countries; curtsy is used in England and by dancers; namaste is prevalent in Hindu culture and yoga.
• Concept of Humility: Humility involves bowing to others' culture and position.

Personal Experience

• High School Experience: Attended Indiana Academy and studied Chinese.
• Cultural Immersion: Visited Chinatown in Chicago for practical language application.
• Cultural Encounter: Faced surprise at a restaurant when speaking Mandarin fluently as a Black American.

Cultural Humility vs Competency

• Cultural Humility: Introduced by Doctors Melanie Turbot Loin and Jan Marie Garcia to extend beyond cultural competency.
• Cultural Competency: Focuses on learned knowledge and skills but can perpetuate prejudice.
• Cultural Humility: It's a lifelong learning process involving self-evaluation and viewing the world through personal identities.

Examples & Reflections

• Personal Reflection: Gender norms are ingrained and require self-reflection and correction.
• Book Knowledge vs Experience: Certification vs. life experiences in diverse settings.
• Pearl Analogy: Sand and oyster coexistence analogy for cultural cooperation.

Advocacy and Partnerships

• Collaborative Advocacy: Encourages partnerships to advocate for and understand diverse groups.
• Humanity in Crisis: Examples of unity and humanity during recent crises (e.g., hurricanes, shootings).
• Vision for Cultural Humility:
  • Lifelong learning and openness to others.
  • Shift power imbalances for communal living.
  • Partner and advocate for equitable systems.

Conclusion

• Final Thoughts: Encouragement to take the path of cultural humility for a more equitable and human-centered society.
• Closing Gesture: Namaste as a symbolic closing to emphasize humility and respect.