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Supporting Cross-Cultural Friendships

When I was growing up, most of my friends were a lot like me. We looked a lot alike, lived in similar neighborhoods and rarely questioned the racial and cultural uniformity that was the fabric of our lives. This isn’t to say that my high school lacked all diversity. Like many high schools, our student population was fairly segregated, and I stuck with the group where I felt most comfortable. It wasn’t until college that I experienced some authentic diversity, developed friendships with people who were different from me, and began to recognize how isolated I had been in high school.
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Sravya Tadepalli

Sravya Tadepalli is a student at the University of Oregon, studying political science and journalism. She is an educational volunteer for the Hindu American Foundation and the founder and co-president of the University of Oregon Hindu Student Association. She is also a 2018 Truman Scholar. Sravya hopes to pursue a career working on international religious conflict issues and/or religious equity issues in education.
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At Work

The workplace is, for some, the only place they experience diversity. For those who live in segregated neighborhoods, attend segregated houses of worship or take part in segregated hobbies or activities, work becomes the only place they interact with people of varied and diverse backgrounds. It often is, for these people, a testing ground.
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Bullying & Bias
July 20, 2009