Unfortunately this week we were not able to link up with
Russia. The main focus of this week’s readings was in group and out group
relations. In one of the chapters we read was about a man named Tadasu Imahori.
He described his troubles finding a particular cultural in group due to the
fact that he moved in between Japan and the United States a lot throughout his
life. Imahori felt that he was a foreigner when he was in America because he was
born and spent a portion of his childhood in Japan. Conversely, Imahori stated
that he could not identify himself as Japanese because he taught in America for
17 years of his life. Imahori overcame his in/out group struggle by embracing both
cultures. In groups and out groups are found in every aspect of life. For
example, when you get a promotion and become the manager of your co-workers, it
is hard to do your job and still remain in the in-group before.
Kyle Reikowky
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