Welcome to Sac-Town =)
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the city, Sacramento may seem like just another cow town–the proverbial little farming community that could. However, in recent years it has become so much more than that–morphing itself into the most culturally diverse and ethnically aware city in the nation. I know that must sound pretty ridiculous–I LIVE here and I thought it couldn’t possibly true. And yet, according to Time magazine, we are the number one most diverse city in America. In fact, the article even emphasized that “sprinkled throughout the street are more flavors than you can get at Baskin-Robbins.” I thought that was pretty amazing. =) Now that I’m aware of it though, I’ve been noticing it everywhere that I go. I have seen people from every race and culture imaginable. I’ve also seen a stunning array of representations of different faiths–we even have a Romanian Baptist Churhc, which I didn’t even know existed! The article mentioned an elemtary school located in downtown Sacramento–William Land Elementary–that has so many different cultural holidays that they are considering combining them all into one big cultural celebration day! There are 347 children who attend the school and of them, 189 speak a language other than English at home. In any case, it has created a fascinating situation where there is no majority and there aren’t really any minorities because everyone is different. I’ve also noticed that this has had a really positive effect on the attitudes of people in Sac to members of other cultures. We all live side by side peacefully in a way that most cities only dream of. This isn’t at all to say that we don’t have our own fair share of crime and hatred–it’s impossible to get rid of it completely. It’s just amazing that a city as small as this one is has accomplished so much in so short a time period. In my opinion, it stands as the perfect role model for other American cities to follow and aspire to. What do you all think?
By the way, you can check out the article at:
June 1st, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Well that is pretty interesting I would’ve thought we were more diverse than you guys are because we have people from every single place you can think of but apparently I was wrong. That is pretty cool though!
Victoria
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December 16th, 2007 at 3:51 am
[...] to admit that these can be very time consuming, but the end result is highly worth while. Besides, since Sacramento is the most culturally diverse city in America, we may as well enjoy it and take advantage of the multitude of opportunities this presents to us! [...]