This article features a spotlight on indigenous cuisine chef Crystal Wahpepah and highlights the compelling and influential nature of Native American cuisine.

This article describes the importance of attitude in learning others' names.

This intercultural learning tool helps participants learn, remember and correctly pronounce each others' names.

This intercultural learning tool helps participants learn each others' names and pronounce them correctly.

This Facebook post emphasizes the importance of building relationships with students toward more effective teaching.

This intercultural learning tool allows participants to engage with each others' names and understand the importance of using names and pronouncing them correctly. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding the cultural significance of names, as well as different cultural naming practices.

This intercultural learning tool allows participants to engage with the importance of names and identity and teaches key name usage practices and understanding.

This article demonstrates why it is so important to call individuals by their name when interacting with and referring to them. 

Citation: Acheson, K., & Kelly, C. (2021). Understanding Student Values and Identity: Benchmarking Institutional Initiatives with the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI). Internationalisation of Higher Education - Policy and Practice, Section B 2.14, 65-95.

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A less-than-3-minute intro to a critical reflection model that can help students write intercultural reflections or help instructors steer a debrief following an experiential intercultural learning activity. 

The video in this tool (see the Links section) explains the difference between empathy and sympathy. Facilitators/instructors can assign this video as a "reading assignment" in an online learning environment. 

Free card game developed by CILMAR staff, adapted from noted interculturalist Bruce LaBrack's "What's Up With Culture" (open source) materials. As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Distinguish between three dimensions of human behavior (universal, cultural, and personal). 2. Identify the dangers of inaccurately identifying the motivations for behavior. 3. Apply this analytical skill to authentic relationships and interactions. Downloads include a lesson plan and the quiz cards.

This rubric can be used to assess any kind of intercultural reflective writing assignment, such as an essay or a blog post. 

This article emphasizes the importance of calling students by name, especially in online instructional contexts. This crucial practice allows instructors to acknowledge individual student's unique identities and connect and engage with students in meaningful ways. 

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This manual introduces the Transculturation model for integrating intercultural competence into first-year writing courses. New instructors will find a description of the curricular philosophy as well as the curriculum’s structure. We include all necessary documents for implementing the curriculum here. This document also offers guidance for classroom implementation of the curricular interventions.

Designed to use Legos to lead participants to an understanding of privilege as unearned advantage without initial use of the term (privilege), which can be polarizing or scary for many. Not a board or card game, but we include it here anyway, because stacking the Legos feels playful in nature and also, like many board or card games, it requires purchasing materials.

Rise Up is a board game about building people power and winning together to create social justice—even when the cards are stacked against us. All players are on the same team, collaborating to build a movement and fight an opponent that is trying to crush your efforts. Suitable for ages 10 and up.  Currently listed as costing $37.00 (as of 4-29-2022).

In The Village is a cooperative card game for 3-5 players, who must use nets, medications,and insecticides to stave off the threat of malaria in their village.  In order to win all players must cooperate, discuss, and share limited resources or none will survive.  Suitable for ages 12 and up.  Currently listing as costing $15.00 (as of 4-29-2022).

Two of a series of six short, free, downloadable electronic games which introduce some basic differences about cultures in Europe. Created in 2007 as part of a project funded by the European Union for those who work with youth groups; the series also includes e-games focused on Human Rights and Leadership (project management).

A free card game devised by CILMAR staff to encourage perspective-sharing and facilitate brave discussions following a use-of-force incident in a community. Was "in production" as of 4-29-2022, so you may need to wait a week to access it.