Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Celebrating Diversity
This month, in the United States, the following Diversity Holidays are recognized;
- Autism Acceptance Month was established in the US to raise awareness about and acceptance of the developmental disability that impacts an individual’s experience of the world around them.
- Celebrate Diversity Month in the US recognizes and honors the diversity surrounding us all.
- Deaf History Month celebrates key events in deaf history in the US.
- National Arab American Heritage Month celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans.
* source Seramount.com
Why should we celebrate diversity? I think we grow more as a human race by allowing different perspectives to be considered. For example, here is some homework for you to understand how people of diversity enrich your life
- Search for famous autistic people, and you will be surprised to see how many people there are out there who have enriched our lives through entertainment, science, and technology.
- If you search for Deaf Inventors, you will find Thomas Edison, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and many others.
- Reviewing the list of Arab Americans on Wikipedia will show you how much these individuals have impacted our United States Society.
We are a land of immigrants, except for our Native Americans. Diversity is our strength, which binds all together. Our culture is dictated by our absorption of all the different cultures that have come to America.
I can personally attest that being open-minded and allowing other perspectives to have a voice at the table will make you much more successful.
In my last assignment with UPS, I was responsible for a Global call center team based in Salt Lake City, the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, and Jamaica. What this team accomplished in my 1 1/2 years was terrific. How they pulled together their different views and worked together made our team very successful in quickly improving service within the Preferred customer network.