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Unlearning Racism and Internalized Racism

Lee Mun Wah
Discussing race with a roomful of strangers is no easy task. I've had the wonderful experience of Lee Mun Wah's workshops at the Higher Education Diversity Symposium organized by the Auraria Campus. Lee Mun Wah has a gift of getting at the core of important conversations in an authentic and respectful way.

Lee Mun Wah is an internationally renowned Chinese American documentary filmmaker, author, poet, Asian folkteller, educator, community therapist and master diversity trainer. For more than 25 years he was a resource specialist and counselor in the San Francisco Unified School District. He later became a consultant to private schools, working with students that had severe learning and behavioral issues. Lee Mun Wah is now the Executive Director of Stirfry Seminars & Consulting, a diversity training company that provides educational tools and workshops on issues pertaining to cross-cultural communication and awareness, mindful facilitation, and conflict meditation techniques.

Someday, I will make it to Stirfry Seminar's workshops in Berkeley to learn mindful facilitation techniques in brokering race talks. For now, I'd like to share a quick plug for an upcoming workshop "Let’s Get Real - Unlearning Racism and Internalized Racism," facilitated by Lee Mun Wah and Rainbow Markell.

Two workshop dates are available:
February 22-24, 2019 or Sept 27-29, 2019
Friday 2pm to 9pm; Saturday 8am to 6pm; Sunday 8am to 2pm

About the Workshop:

There is so much that is unsaid in this country about race issues. In this retreat we will explore a variety of ways to have this dialogue on race and racism that will lead to a more intimate and honest conversation and relationship with each other. This retreat is about confronting some of the issues that keep us all from talking to one another about race/racism. It is also about discovering new ways to begin that conversation, how to create a bridge to talk about our differences, exploring what opens us up and what closes us down, and finally, 101 ways to become Culturally Competent in our relationships and workplaces.

Hear Lee Mun Wah talk about the workshop:


Before we can truly become a multicultural nation, we must have a relationship based on respect and understanding, reflection and curiosity; where our differences and our similarities are embraced, valued and integrated into the very fabric of our workplaces, communities, schools and governmental institutions. It also means coming to an understanding that awareness and holidays are just the beginning.

What is required is an ongoing dialogue and relationship with each other. I hope that you will join us in making this not only a better world for our children, but for ourselves – not by starting tomorrow, but by beginning that conversation today.

Participants will learn:

  • 9 Healthy Ways to Communicate
  • 101 Ways to Become Culturally Competent
  • 21 Statements That Stop A Diversity Conversation
  • The Art of Listening & Responding Cross-Culturally
Registration info:

Workshops take place at StirFry's Berkeley CA location: 2311 8th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Questions about the class? Click here for 2019 class offerings, or contact Ellen Muhammad at (510) 204-8840 x 103 or ellen@stirfryseminars.com.

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