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{weblog_name} - Extending Empathy to Newcomers
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We all loosely use the expression “put yourself into somebody else’s shoes” to express the importance of the quality of empathy.  But what if you have a different shoe size?  How do we actually accomplish this leap from where we stand to where someone else stands? We expect others to show empathy towards us, and we try to teach our children how to feel and show empathy. But it’s not always easy, especially when the people who most need and seek empathy speak with an accent or don’t speak English at all.  What if they look different or wear strange clothing or stand too close to you?  Some of these people are immigrants.  Here at HIAS Services at JCS, we call them “New Americans.”  At first glance, they are different, and even when we see them again – perhaps… read more