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You don't know everything about anyone (including yourself). Your level of cultural competency is limited by what you don't know ...you don't know. Thus, accepting that you don't know everything and that you will always have something to learn, is a mindset of being humble. This should not be confused with being humiliated. Being humble does not mean you are lesser than someone else, it means you are willing to learn from someone else.

Build Bridges with Knowledge

Bridging cultural differences (ted.com)
Cultural Competence Playlist (youtube.com)
CSUN Family Focus Resource Center
Intercultural competences: conceptual and operational framework (.unesco.org)
It's (past) time to appreciate cultural diversity (ted.com)

Some people mistake cultural knowledge or cultural interest for cultural competency.

VIDEO: "Cultural Humility: People, Principles and Practices" (30-minute documentary
Don't assume you are competent; choose to have an open mind. Avoid stereotypes. Discusses:
• Lifelong learning and critical self-reflection
• Recognizing and changing power imbalances
• Developing institutional accountability

Cultural Humility is Life Long Learning - Not just reading a book or taking a course.

Cultural Humility | Juliana Mosley, Ph.D. | TEDxWestChester