Malaysia is well-known for its diversity in culture, race and religion way before we were freed from the British colonization era. The diversity is heated by the slogan 1Malaysia that was first introduced by the Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak in 2009, in hope that it could trigger the Malaysians to rise and fall together as one nation. This slogan has shown a positive result as it has brought many hearts from all walks of life altogether as one. A harmonious nation is created despite its diversity in cultural and religious activities. The question is, why does our country need harmony within its diversity? Is it a must for Malaysians to work together as one to create a harmonious country despite its diversity? Harmony …show more content…
So, what do Malaysians need to do in order to nurture and cherish the harmony within diversity? The first step is every Malaysian needs to respect the dignity and freedom of others no matter the religion and race they come from. Quoting Hussein Nishah, “Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.” Each and every one should not condemn nor judge other races’ way of expressing their cultural norms. For example, other religions should learn to respect the Hindus by not slaughtering and eating cows in their presence. It is the Hindus’ belief that cows are their holy animal. Besides, Malaysians should be given freedom in sharing their thoughts and speech without facing any oppressions. This will help to create harmony in Malaysia. However, they should avoid any actions that would provoke the other races. If they insist on provoking, the dark side of Malaysia will once again be revealed to the world. Remember the incident that took place on 13th of May 1969? The incident shook the whole nation and worsened the relationship between Malays and Chinese. If the incident were to take place once again, Malaysia’s reputation will be damaged
As stated in the previous chapter connection, there are many challenges that stand in the way of urban education. The main issue discussed in chapter 10 of the book “Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education” by Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode, was the issue of bilingual programs never having enough support by schools. In addition “bilingual teachers have been segregated programmatically and physically from other staff members, making both teachers and students feel isolated from the community (p.380)”. This issue has always been highly debated because while some people believe bilingual programs work, others believe the opposite. Regardless of who is right or wrong, the truth is that we live in a country that
The Fresno Hmong community is an ethnic and cultural community. In Fresno, Hmong American is one of the largest ethnic groups. The Hmong are refugees. The United States recruited the Hmong to fight in the secret war against the Pathet Lao. After the United States withdrew from the war, thousands of Hmong were killed by the Pathet Lao or were forced to abandon their homes, lands, and livestock in Laos and fled to the refugee camps in Thailand.
The Hmong Community is very new to the American society. In the last thirty years, more and more Hmong families had immigrated into the United States. While Minnesota has the largest Hmong population and California is second to that, Hmong resides all over the United States. Some of the popular states include Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Massachusetts. I decided to write my personal essay on the Hmong community because I am a Hmong woman fighting to reason and understand issues within my community.
How could diversity in the United States potentially lead to collapse? There are many elements that contribute to collapse. Whether it’s on a larger scale, like a country, or on a smaller scale, like a family. There is an infinite amount. But the most important one, is diversity.
Chapter three’s main focus was to break down and take a more in depth look at the many categories of race, class, gender, and disability in the classroom and how each of them affect what we do and how our classroom operates. Although it is only the third chapter and I have many more chapters to read about multicultural education, this is certainly my favorite chapter in this book so far. I found the various examples and main points throughout the chapter to be both interesting and eye-opening. This chapter hooked me from the first paragraph as it began the discussion of the ongoing social issues that continuously bring about debate on what should be taught in the classroom, how students should learn, how instruction is organized, and how teachers
Social and cultural structures like religion, language, race, ethnicity, economics and education standing are the key impacts on people’s well-being and health. Australia is a country of diverse population, comprising different cultures from different nationalities that came to call the country home. This represents the country a broad range of racial diversity. The term racial means the social and cultural fundamental institutions or dimensions in the location that effect the improvement of personal beliefs, morals and behavior conducts. Australia’s cultural variety has amplified due to immigration.
The question is, how can teachers promote multicultural competency in this multicultural society? Students need help to develop, multicultural competencies and multiple perspectives. Multicultural literature bridges the racial and class-based isolation that prevents the sharing of diverse experiences across racial, ethnic, class and cultural lines, (Hughes_hassell, S. 2013). The paradigms of race have been conflated with notions of ethnicity, class, and nation, because theories of race-of its meaning, its transformations, in the significance of racial events-have never been a top priority in social science, (Ladson-Billings, G.; Tate, W. F. 1995).
In the mid-eighteenth century, North America was home to a diversity of people and different kinds of social organization. North America became home to this because of all the land that was won due to war or surrendering. The land came with people obviously, so the more land that North America gained, the more people came in. As a result, its population continued to grow which lead to a diversity of people and social organizations. Indeed, the increase in population had to do with the diversity in North America, however, religion, political, and the economy did too.
Malay is a language spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand. Malay comes from Austronesian languages which are divided into four groups. They are Indonesian, Malanesian, Autronesian, and Polynesian. Malay or Bahasa Melayu is a national language in Malaysia and it is used as a language instruction in education, in formal or informal settings or events. Malay and English language even differ in their origin and history.
As for the Malays which consisted the majority and accounted for half of the populations, they have endless privileges. All of these privileges can be deemed as unfair to the ethnic minorities, and thus they may end up feeling inferior. For example, the Bruneian citizens who are mostly Malays could easily get free access to education. While at the same time, for the Chinese and Indians that are non-Bruneian, they had to make a certain amount of payment to get an education in Brunei. It showed that Brunei favored its people and consequently making other ethnic groups to have lesser gratification.
However, the same cannot be said for the past few decades. This is because of selfish politicians playing the controversial “race card” to gain support from a particular race. These selfish actions have worsened the relationships between races and affected the harmony that was once our nation’s pride and joy. Thus, it is our role as Malaysians to find new ways of promoting racial harmony, because honestly, who would want to live in a country where everyone hates each other?
Introduction Malay families and households in Singapore experience various socio-economic changes due to industralization. As familes and households are not fixed nor isolated from the wider society, these socio-economic changes are seen to tamper with the “ideal Malay family”. Djamour (1959) states that the “ideal Malay family” is predominantly made up of a nuclear family comprising of a married couple and children. The head of the household is the chief wage earner and is mostly the man, while women see to housework and caring of small children. This natural patriarchal notion result in a very clear divisions of male-female domains of daily responsibilities in a household (Nirmala, 1993).
As human beings, we are all born with an entitlement of freedom of speech or synonymously known as freedom of expression as it is a basic human right. It is stated in the Federal Constitution and it is important for us human beings to protect our rights to freedom of speech and expression as it is the backbone for a democratic society. Having the right to express oneself freely without any restrictions is an essential part of what it means to be a free human being. Article 10 in the Federal Constitution states that; (a) every citizen has the right to freedom of speech and expression; (b) all citizens have the right to assemble peaceably and without arms; (c) all citizens have the right to form associations.
All students deserve to be treated fairly as individuals. When considering the diversity of the class members, we will celebrate the uniqueness that the differences contribute. Because I have high expectations that all my children can be successful, adjustments may be necessary because everyone is not the same (Burden, 2017, p. 115). It is vital that a spirit of understanding and edification is active amongst the students and from the teacher (Romans 14:19, King James Version) to produce fruits of mutual respect: reduced bias, positive academic outcomes, enhanced problem solving, and healthy group dynamics (Cousik, 2015, p. 54). For differences that stem from culture, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, the adjustments will involve bridging the cultural gap between the students’ diversity and the curriculum.
Religion Malaysia Malaysia is a multicultural country that comprises of Malays, Indians and Chinese. With the Malays being the largest community. The Malay language they use is Bahasa and they control the political fortunes of the country. Chinese make up one third of the country population, which comprise of Buddhist and Taoists, and speak different dialects. Indians would only make up 10% of the population and are mainly Hindu Tamils.