I am 77 years old.  I grew up in a wealthy,  all-white neighborhood in Seattle.  My public schools where all white with 2 Asians.  Park league sports across the city were my only association with people of color, and they were good and respected athletes.  It was clear to me as an early teen that I was only experiencing one side of society, one culture-based point of view on almost all social matters.  Later, I joined the Navy and experienced cultural differences with men from the south.  I traveled to Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines where I was more deeply exposed to other cultures.  Later in life, I became associated with Pacific Islanders through outrigger paddling and observed many cultural attributes which brought good feelings and human appreciation.  Care-givers of Philippine background have cared for my Mother and now my Mother-in-Law.  At this phase of my life, I am finally feeling the richness cultural diversity delivers.  For me, this is one of my life's finest rewards.