January 27th was the day all Middle Eastern immigrants feared. Trump signs the 90 day ban on any refugees coming from Middle Eastern countries. It becomes official; immigrants from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia so suddenly do not belong in a country they are accused of not loving. It was the day I knew I would not see my family in Iran for the longest time. One of the first things that come in mind is why, America, supposedly the land of the free, would ever segregate people of their own kind from each other. Upon hearing the news of this ban, I hear Trump’s voice: “We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats...” That's all one needs to hear to understand the tainted viewpoint for Middle …show more content…
Joining the small business Global Perspectives Consulting would help me spread awareness of the understanding of diversity and different cultures. The Global Perspectives Consulting strongly believes that sustainable worldview change can only be accomplished by intercultural competence. In other words, this organization aims to reach global peace through the understanding of the diversity of cultures in this world. They understand that there must be awareness for business skills in different intercultural settings and cross-cultural conflict. Associating myself with an organization with these goals can create a backbone for my strive to spread awareness of Iran’s culture. Acceptance is a major step in guiding me towards socio-cultural sustainability because their values run along my own personal goal of culturally sustaining the Iranian lifestyle. Finding a way to create image of the true culture of Iranians in the eyes of all Americans would demolish the tainted mindset of people like Trump and catalyze sympathy for Middle Eastern immigrants. However, if I want to change the tarnished viewpoint towards Iranian culture, I will need to immerse myself in Iranian society and gain knowledge in the custom and practices in Persian