I Dream of a New World Production

With California being home to the nation’s largest concentration of immigrants (8.8 million, 30.9% of total U.S. immigrant population) and with an unprecedented 1.2 million immigrants settling in the United States each year, the world that our children face will not look like the one we live in today. E.M.B.R.A.C.E. is designed to prepare our children for this transition by showing them:

1)
 The History & Unity of the American Dream: The history of immigration since the foundation of America and the shared dream which has brought people of every nation and color;
2)
 The Parade of Nations: Ninety different nations from every continent around the world parade in historical chronology, displaying the beauty and diversity of Los Angeles and the power of a multi-cultural society;
3)
 The Music and Dance of the Diverse Cultures of Los Angeles: Music and dance including the Native American Pow Wow, Irish Dancing, African Tribal Dance, Salsa, Stomp, Taiko Drummers, unified with Hip Hop illustrating the unique value of the diverse ethnic groups that live within the U.S., making our nation one of the most accepting and embracing in the world.

Embrace
The Curriculum

This curriculum will be taught for the weeks following the event to children in order to build multi-cultural leaders with character and values while addressing issues of racial reconciliation, gang violence, literacy, drug abuse, and graffitti.

E.M.B.R.A.C.E. is an acronym for:
Embracing Memories
Based on the axiom “those who forget their history are bound to repeat it”, children learn about past act of racism including the treatment of Native Americans, slavery, the holocaust, Japanese Internment, civil rights in the 60’s, apartheid, and the leaders who overcame. This is not intended to create animosity against any one group but to show that all are capable of maintaining these unhealthy beliefs.

Breaking Racism
This brings racial reconciliation through acknowledgment, repentance, forgiveness and respect. This includes exercises and open-minded discussion which requires our children to reconsider their own beliefs.

Accepting Cultures & Ethnicities
Raising up multi-cultural leaders: Building self-respect and achieving common community goals through Embracism by training children to identify and implement character and universal values while addressing the impact of gang violence, drug abuse, graffiti, and literacy.