African American
A person of African descent who is an American.

Age
How old a person is.

Amish
An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in Ohio and southeast Pennsylvania.

Appalachia
The region of the eastern United States mainly in the Appalachian Mountains.

Appalachian
Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.

Baptist
A member of an evangelical Protestant church of congregational polity, following the reformed tradition in worship, and believing in individual freedom, in the separation of church and state, and in baptism of voluntary, conscious believers.

Catholic
A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.

Community
A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.

Contribution
Any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor, such as adding heritage to our society.

Cultural Group
A group composed of individuals who share a common characteristic such as ethnicity, language, or religion.

Cultural Heritage
Language, customs, ideas or experiences.

Diversity
Includes differences in race, religion, national origin and ethnicity.

Racial group- a group of people that share certain physical traits such as skin color.

Ethnic Group
Are groups of people who feel unity in any of the following areas – national origin, race, religion or cultural heritage.

German
A person of German ancestry.

Hispanic
Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain

Holiday
A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.

Immigrant
People who enter out country from other parts of the world.

Immigration
To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.

Jewish
Of or relating to the Jews or their culture or religion.

Latino / Latina
Related to or derived from the people or culture of Spain.

Mexican-American
A United States Citizen or resident of Mexican descent.

Muslim
A member of the Nation of Islam.

National Origin
Refers to the country that a person’s family originally came from.

Polish
Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.

Protestant
A member of a Western Christian church adhering to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.

Race
A group of people who share certain physical traits such as skin color.

Religion
A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.

Sex
The gender of an individual.

Tradition
The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.