Challenge 1
Learn to say, “How are you?” in 3 different languages and record a video of yourself. Tell us the languages and where these are spoken.
Challenge 2
Get to know someone you may not be that close to. Ask a coworker about their ethnic/cultural background via email/phone/video and share what you’ve learned about that person. Share their name and department, bonus points for pictures.
Challenge 3
Have you traveled outside of the U.S? Show us a picture of yourself and/or family/friends of the last country you visited outside of the U.S. and tell us the most memorable part. Also, where would you like to travel next?
Challenge 4
Watch a movie with your family/friends that celebrates diversity, snap a picture, and give a quick review and rate it from 1 to 5 stars. Here are a few titles to consider: https://theeverymom.com/movies-that-celebrate-diversity-to-watch-as-a-family/
- Moana
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- Wonder
- Coco
- Spelling the Dream
- Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse
- Hidden Figures
- Home
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Mulan
- A Ballerina’s Tale
- Remember the Titans
- Princess and the Frog
Challenge 5
Can you guess what these flags and countries of the world are? Take this quick quiz and guess what country each flag belongs to, snap a screenshot of the results, and send them to the DCIC. Good luck! https://www.funkidslive.com/quiz/can-guess-flags-countries-world/
Challenge 6
Indian, Latin, Japanese, Lebanese,…. you name it! All cuisines deserve to be tasted! Get out of your comfort zone and try a new ethnic restaurant in your area. Snap a picture and tell us your experience.
Challenge 7
Test your Knowledge by taking this trivia quiz, 10 questions about cultures around the world here. Take a screenshot of your results and briefly tell us the most interesting thing you learned from this test.
Challenge 8
Make kindness the norm! It doesn’t take much to do something nice for some and make a difference in our world. Do something, big or small for someone or your community, tell us what you did, and send us a picture. Below we list a few ideas to help you get started.
- Mow the lawn for your neighbor
- Bake cookies for the elderly
- Run a 5k/10K for a good cause
- Serve at a homeless shelter or any local charity
- Pay for someone’s meal
- Bring a meal to someone who is sick, or just had a baby
- Donate blood
Challenge 9
Are you creative? Then this challenge is for you! Through art we express our strongest feelings, whether is through music, dance, poetry, painting, drawing, etc. Art is, by definition, one of the most diverse creative outlets. In your own artistic way, express what diversity means to you. Submit your “work of art”. There is a special prize for all who participate in this challenge and a grand prize for the winner. All will be highlighted on the pulse. All submissions should be positively related to culture and/or diversity and must be “work appropriate”.
