Mission Statement

The Colorful Flags Program breaks down ethnic mistrust by teaching specific cultural facts and five basic human relations statements in the five most spoken languages in a school community or organizational community (excluding English).

This program has serviced over 130,000 K-12 students in 17 school districts in Southern California. It has also serviced police departments, social service agencies, and various other organizations.

Human Relations Statements

  1. Hello - How are you doing?
  2. What is your name?
  3. Thank you - You are welcome
  4. Please - Excuse me
  5. Goodbye - Have a nice day
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Significance

Today, diversity is said to be valued; however, what is diversity if an individual cannot even cordially say "Hello" in another's language? Language is at the core of who we are as individuals. It is not enough to just be bilingual in a multilingual setting.

With the aid of phonetic cards containing cultural facts, an audio tape, video tape, and a training manual, the Colorful Flags program proposes to make a genuine effort in breaking down the dangerous ethnocentric behavior that is prevalent in our society.