Kaleidoscope: Cultural Diversity in Guilford County

The cultural profiles included here were compiled from interviews with people living in our community who have come here from many other countries. We hope they will serve as one resource to help human service providers ensure culturally sensitive and appropriate services.

The project was developed by the Cultural Competency Task Force of the Guilford Community Collaborative. For more information about agencies involved and funding sources, please see Acknowledgements (20k PDF).

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Kaleidoscope document:
Kaleidoscope (1.8 MB PDF)

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Kaleidoscope sections:
Cover (148k PDF)
Contents (52k PDF)
Foreword (24k PDF)
Cultural Competence: What and Why (20k PDF)
Using This Resource (20k PDF)
Newcomers To Guilford County (40k PDF)

Africa
Tips For Working With People Of African Descent (72k PDF)
East Africans (136k PDF)
Somalians (44k PDF)
Sudanese (152k PDF)

Asia/Southeast Asia
Tips For Working With People Of Southeast Asian Descent (24k PDF)
Cambodians (276k PDF)
Koreans (128k PDF)
Laotions (128k PDF)
Montagnards (184k PDF)
Vietnamese (160 k PDF)

Europe
Tips For Working With People Of Eastern European Descent (28k PDF)
Eastern Europeans (68k PDF)

Latin America
Tips For Working With People Of Latino/Hispanic Descent (24k PDF)
Latinos/Hispanics (164k PDF)

Resources
Legal Categories For Newcomers (16k PDF)
Agencies That Provide Cross-Cultural Related Services (20k PDF)
Agencies That Provide Information on Interpretation Services (16k PDF)
Acknowledgements (20k PDF)

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