Eliminate Cultural Bias with the “AND” Mindset | Huda Al-Marashi | TEDxManhattanBeach

Cultural bias can lead to either/or thinking. Huda talks about how adopting the “AND” mindset can help us move past judgment, towards understanding and common ground. As a child of immigrants, Huda Al-Marashi felt defined by her Iraqi-American background. She created a cultural shorthand to understand the world. Unfortunately, this reinforced the stereotypes that Huda was challenging in other areas of her life. Huda believes we are improving our accommodation of cultural differences and foresees our society reaching a place of deeper tolerance and coexistence. Huda is the author of First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story, which The Washington Post called “a charming, funny, heartbreaking memoir of faith, family, and the journey to love.” Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, al Jazeera, and elsewhere. First Comes Marriage was long-listed for the Chautauqua Prize and a finalist for the Southern California Independent Booksellers’ Award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx