Last week I organized a Diversity in America/Stereotypes seminar
at my site. I invited two other Peace Corps volunteers and an
expat working at the World Bank to help me. It was a huge
success. The following day we wrote the names of five groups on
the board.(white people, black people, Russians, Chinese, and
Mongolians) The students were instructed to say the first thing
that came to mind when they heard the name of the group.
Descriptions in the pictures above and below are from my 9th and
11th grade classes. The above picture is a little blurry, but it
says the following. White people: beautiful, big nose, big
smile, fun, rich, good education, smart, good body, kind Black
people: friendly, talented, Afro hair, good singers, good
dancers, good at sports, gangster, mean, dangerous, good
rappers, rude, big lips Russians: tall, big eyes, vodka, mafia,
drugs/heroin, dangerous Chinese: bad, dangerous, liars, stupid,
small feet, 1 child policy, don't like animals, good products
Mongolians: best, strong, generous,