Author: nwlarino

A grass-roots, community-first/prioritized approach is definitely the most effective way in reaching out to those in demographics less privileged. I use to intern for a non-profit organization in undergrad called Building One Community. What they do is that they act as an inclusive safe-haven/community center for immigrants in the Stamford, CT area. They offer various classes (such as ESL, Home-Health aide, Culinary courses, etc.), access to vital resources (immigrant legal counsel, driving lessons, access to healthcare services, etc.) and overall act as advocates in the community on behalf of the immigrant community they work with and their donors to help influence policy change and media attention to their campaigns and causes.

They embody a real grass-roots approach by working directly with their community. This reduces any ambiguity of their missions/internal practices, ensures transparency, and therefore mutual trust. To me, creating and maintaining trust is at the epicenter of a successful non-profit. The also organization their communication practices in terms of each community they interact with whether its donor relations, media relations, policy-maker relations, and of course, with their clientele of course. In keeping with maintaining the appropriate and most effective ways and communications with each demographic, they work with ensures a seamless flow overall, allowing their non-profit and their messages to be as successful as it can be.

Jason & Natalie

It would be most effective to have a translator/interpreter. We should design the business model via the values held by the other person’s culture because this will reflect on communication processes. In dealing with the legal process, other cultures/countries may have different laws and civil practices. To establish a sense of rapport and mutual respect one should research cultural mannerisms as well.

One can do more research on similar foreign business deals conducted with this country to further strategize the correct way to go about communication practices as well.

Natalie – Sarita – Lorena

Cultural and Langauge Stereotypes/Assumptions prevalent in workplace contexts.

• In Brazil, Lorena didn’t have any international workers. They needed to be proficient in their language 100%. Language was a top priority. There wasn’t any inherent language barrier because it was so homogenous. Male/sexist dominant culture, communication was shaped by this. In Brazil, there is no bilingual education.
• In my start-up that I work at, there’s a very strong penchant towards the tech and growth aspect so communications are very much so swept-under the rug and made to seem less important.
• In Sarita’s case, she speaks about how health disparity is very much so embedded institutional/systemic racism. So her state-wide department has a 5-year incentive to address the issue head-on. Seeking cultural awareness within the training team that will deliver this awareness towards their department and beyond within the realm of public health.
• We need to address cultural awareness.

The feminist movement definitely differs throughout other cultures, again highlighting the vital need for feminism to be consciously intersectional in its practice. There are unique issues and factors that affect women in different parts of the world than they do in the US. Other cultures/countries have higher risks of female genital mutilation, rape culture, and other forms of overt oppression as just a few examples highlighting these differences.

Oppressive religious institutions and lack of access to information are certainly the two most impactful means of effecting feminist movements around the world. That’s why a sound grassroots approach, which allows for a sense of community to come together, bond, and speak honest/open dialogues about their shared issues.

The website screenshot here below is for an extremely popular brand of beer, Estrella Galicia, local to the Northwest providence of Spain where my Father is from called Galicia. I was surprise to find that they have a US website, because I assumed they were only local to Spain/Europe. Clearly then they are trying to accommodate and appeal to the beer scene in the US. Specific to linguistics and cultural communication design, they are particular earnest in relaying to their audience about generation and tradition in the formation of their brand. The design of their packaging is very reminiscent of traditional german branding for beer… which I’m not sure if that’s intentional or not. The website is definitely trying to give a familiar feel to their international audience and that’s why their use of german-esque branding font and colors, and even this idea of their brand cultural being generational, is definitely used effective if they are trying to appeal to that market.

They are also certainly trying to cultivate a reverence to the high brow/elitist branch of beer culture by diving into special depth, right on their home page, about the intricacies of all their special beers… where to the regular beer drinking may know really nothing about. They also endorse/showcase a mineral bottle company that I see everywhere and is huge in Galicia called Cabreiroa, which I find interesting also… because I’ve never seen this brand anywhere in the US.

Paige’s artifact is her dainty gold necklace that has a small ‘P’ on it for her name. I speculate the function of her necklace is that it’s a decorative accessory unique to her. Her sister Joanna bought it for her. She never takes it off, as it has become a part of her and shares sentimental value.

It connects with my own experience of honoring my femininity and using jewelry to express it. The fact that her sister bought it for her tells me that a big part of Paige’s identity is also to honor and connect with her family.

Nameplate accessories infer a sense of identity and the inherent sense of pride associated.

Although I’m fully Hispanic, most people assume I’m not because I’m extremely fair skinned. I feel both challenged and privileged as a communicator across cultures and languages as a result. I feel privileged due to my acknowledgment of my innate white privilege. I understand the license that my skin color and native American english proficiency gives me in certain spheres, due to existing biases and stereotypes that are unfortunately ever-present in society. I feel challenged in the sense that due to this privilege I know that I can’t participate in certain discussions or areas of representation that my cousins for example can, who are considerably darker than myself and consider themselves people of color. I sometimes feel like an alien in my own culture because even by other Puerto Ricans, I’m usually always assumed to just be white. However, I ultimately do feel a sense of authority and happiness in owning the privilege I have to boost the voices of the people of my culture who may not be granted the same implicit freedoms I have in society.

The intercultural trainer methodology from Chapter 9 of our text,  explains how there is no such thing as a “right” or “superior” way of communicating and connecting with others.  It’s obviously extremely important to be self-aware and cognizant of the norms and values of other cultures in fostering amicable relations. Further, it’s important to be mindful of the nuances that our own individual cultural identities have in relations to others and vice-versa.

Hi, I’m Natalie Larino. I’m a second year student in the MAPC program, on the strategic communications track. Previous to moving to SF this past fall, I had graduated with a B.A. in Media Studies and English from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.

I have​ ​special​ ​interest​ ​in digital marketing marketing​ ​&​ ​public​ ​relations​ ​strategic​ ​planning,​ ​integrated​ ​&​ ​social​ ​media campaigning,​ ​copywriting,​ ​digital​ ​content​ ​development​ ​&​ ​research.

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