Multicultural Life - Mexican-Americans Between Borders

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In the United States we have a very interesting thing happening. Many folks who are US Citizens have most of their family that is not living in Mexico. Along the US Borders are lots of towns where one part of the family lives on one side of the border and the other half of the family on the other, then the family members drive back and forth visiting each other.

These multicultural issues are huge. In many cities there really are two languages Spanish and English. To live in these cities on or near the border you really must be able to speak both languages and at a minimum Spanish, otherwise you will have a difficult time communicating and it is a very serious issue. One thing that is interesting is to meet such folks and understand how they do it and how they live.
The question for such folks with US Citizenship or dual citizenship is; what are they? They are Mexican by heritage and culture, but American and proud of it by law. Their extended family are also some of both. So, when asked who they are or what nationality they are, well they will say they are American, but they are a Mexican. See that point?
Well, if you are like me, this entire issues is fascinating and talking with the people in this situation gives you an interesting perspective on multicultural life. Let me recommend an outstanding book on this subject:
"Mexican Enough; My Life Between Borderlines" by Stephanie Elizondo; Washington Square Press, a division of Simon Schuster; New York, NY; 2008.

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Multicultural Counseling Considered and Diverse Demographics Discussed

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The United States has always been considered the great melting pot, as folks from all over the world have left their countries to come here and build up this great nation. There are so many mixed cultures in America, it's almost impossible to count them all or all the variations. With each family heritage comes culture, diversity and differences. Thus, when counseling these different ethnicities and cultures, it requires a bit more understanding.

In counseling it is a very individual thing, it is not a one size fits all, and those who attempt to force a round peg into a square hole learn very quickly the error of their ways. It is for this reason that those who are counselors need to study the variations of culture and how different groups deal with problems and challenges.

Unfortunately, due to the political correctness, it is becoming harder and harder to deal with differences and individuality. Still a counselor to be effective must know the reality. It is for this reason perhaps that I recommend that folks involved in this line of work educate themselves. And if I might be so bold, I'd like to recommend a very good book to you on this exact subject. This book will help you, help them, which in turn helps all of us:

"Experiencing and Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations; second edition" edited by Nicholas A. Vaca, Joe Wittmer PhD, Susan B.de Vaney; Accelerated Development, Inc.; 1988.

This book has advice on dealing with Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, as well as older folks, seniors, Amish, working professionals, gays, Indian Reservation folks, disabled people and women re-entering the workforce.

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Insight Into the Japanese Industrial Capitalist - A Great Multi-Cultural Book to Read

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Most business students who achieve their MBA from the top colleges and universities in the United States study all the industrial capitalists of our time and of previous periods. They know all about Rockefeller, Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, and they know all about the economic business process intellectuals like Friedrich Winslow Taylor, Charles Deming. Indeed, they've rated the case studies about companies that are Built to Last. But we must remember, that the United States is not the only capitalist business country in the world.

The next nearest largest economy is Japan, and I ask you how much do you know about their industrial capitalists, or their great companies? Did you know that the economic GDP of Japan is over $5.5 trillion per year? That's an incredible amount, and it is higher than Germany, China, and all the other nations that you'd expect to be in the top billing.

Perhaps, this is why I have a number of Japanese business books on my shelf at home. If you are truly interested in international business, and you hardly have to be a graduate of Wharton Business School, then I'd like to suggest a very good book to you, which will familiarize you with how the greatest companies in Japan were started.

By the way, this book sits next to the book; "Built to Last," by Stanford University's business professor Collins, in my business library at home. I'd like to recommend this book to you;

"Success Stories; How Eleven of Japan's Most Interesting Businesses Came to Be," by Leonard Koren, prodigal book publishers, San Francisco, 1990. Paperback. ISBN: 0877016356.

There are many chapters and stories in this book, and I'd recommend that you read the chapters on Matsuishita, Mitsu Group, Honda and after you do that I think you'll understand a lot more about Japanese business history than 99% of the people of the United States. Indeed, I hope you will please consider this.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes in multi-cultural study to help in world peace.