MAN: I really think that one of the most important elements of the society of the United States is diversity. Diversity gives everyone a different perspective, a different viewpoint.

WOMAN: People judge me right off the bat, but they probably wouldn't know that I'm a criminal justice major. I'm a mother and a caring person. They probably look at me, like, criminal. But, you know, diversity is very, very important, especially nowadays. You gotta-- you know, you've got to be able to think outside the box, I think and--

MAN: Exactly.

WOMAN: I have been in a really, like, diverse lifestyle. Because, a lot of times, I see-- I have African-American friends who go to predominantly African-American churches. They go to schools with people who look like them and they don't really get to see all the other different-- the value of other races, you know. And I think it's important to be able to see that and, I know for me, I've gone to a ton of different places. I've not been at a school like for more than two years. So I changed schools a whole lot, and I was also home-schooled, so you know, it's like being able to handle yourself in different situations is also a very important skill when dealing with other people.

MAN: When you think about going out of your home country, you look at diversity as a positive element. You say, like, well, this is something that I need to deal with. But when you get here and you know that you might be the only one who speaks two different languages, and you might not have the best accent-- the English accent that [INAUDIBLE] does have. You probably say, well, this is a new beginning, and this is a new journey. This is something that I need to deal with now. But it's actually where diversity comes in. You see that diversity plays an essential role in the society, because you can actually be effective in the society, even though you do not belong to it. You weren't born here.

WOMAN: I like to also look at when you're walking through the halls at Sinclair, you see people of all different skin colors, speaking different languages, but there's also, like, different people of different ages. You can see someone who's 15, and then you keep walking, you see someone who's, like, 65. So you know, it's really broad over the age spectrum. And I just like that because I think that enriches your community. You have different viewpoints and different ways to see things. And you can learn a lot if you're willing to learn. It's a global community now, so you have to deal with other people if you want your business to get really big. So knowing something about someone else's culture, about their music, that can just be an easy way to get closer to somebody, breaking the ice. And so I think it's important to know that.

WOMAN: Yeah, acceptance is a huge thing. We don't want to go back in time, how it was back in the '40s and '50s, you know. Scary. We don't want that. But-- Yeah, you're right. You gotta be able to-- you can't be ignorant, can't be naive. I mean-- I guess you kind of can be naive. And then learn. But you got to be able to accept other people or you won't be able to get around in the world. And not only that, but how are you going to get jokes? How you gonna-- you know, like--