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The video The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda N. Adichie, generally speaks about the single story or ‘one sided’ perception that persons tend to have about a country or a person which is a misunderstanding, before actually interacting with the person or visiting the country to experience their culture. The topic the author chose to speak about relates to persons in the Caribbean region who in most cases have a different ideology about each other in terms of culture and identity. For example, persons from other Caribbean Islands may have a perception that Trinidadians only listen to soca or calypso music as it is somewhat part of their culture and what they are known for in the Caribbean region which may not be actually true.

In Chalkdust - We Is We, it speaks about culture a bit and states that the world knows persons each person by their culture and even makes mention of when Trinidadians go to foreign countries, persons would ask to sing a Kaiso or make a pelau, which is persons perception that all Trinidadians can sing Kaiso or make pelau, which makes reference to Chimamanda N. Adichie video

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Album : First Time Around. Arranged By Art De Coteau.

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During the interaction with the Caribbean Civilisation course, a vast amount of knowledge of various topics/aspects of which comprises of the Caribbean region were shared, but the topic of social class in the Caribbean region was better understood and the existence of it in the Caribbean. The topic of social class is one that can be dated back to colonial times whereby the plantation system is responsible for the social structure there is today. It is one that is still present and are known to be Upper Class,  persons who are generally wealthy; Middle Class, usually educated and own some wealth; Lower Class, usually persons who are uneducated and lack wealth. Upper Class in the Caribbean continues to be generally whites who continue to own and control a significant proportion of the territory’s wealth in the Caribbean. The non-white populations continue to be situated at the lower end of the social class and constitute as the ‘unskilled’ workers in Caribbean Society.

According to Yves Colon in the video Class System in the Caribbean Part 1, he confirmed that the class system in Haiti is based on a person’s colour and wealth and furthermore stated that persons of lighter colour are more educated and wealthy which is a class by themselves and then there is the middle class. Yves Colon point made supports the existence of social class in the Caribbean region and its social structure.

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PULSE: Class System in the Caribbean - Part 1/2

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Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/B7PP/ Ingrained in Caribbean culture is an unfortunate system of bias based on someone's race, ethnicity, income, and pedigree. We discuss the origins of this class system and the way it influences both island life and large Caribbean-American communities abroad, such as South Florida.

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The Caribbean region from the colonial days like the plantation system where they were instances of discrimination and other demeaning or unorthodox acts done onto persons have since been evolving. With the evolution, CARICOM was created and brought into effect by member states on 1st August 1973. One of CARICOM purpose is to create a better understanding to persons in the region, the social and cultural development of each other countries and to eliminate any discrimination or inequality, in an attempt to create an equal basis for all aspects for persons in the region. CARICOM has made a great impact in the region, particularly through the integration of the education system by way of improving it, in health, in culture and in many other aspects, in which are meant to benefit all member countries. Persons can now easily gain employment in any of the member countries and migrate without any prolong delaying of process and eliminate the need for any work permit and as a result, there is a free movement of labour in the Caribbean region. Persons are free to travel to any member country at any point of time as a result of the establishment of CARICOM. The song ‘Family’ by Lord Nelson who is in fact West Indian, makes reference to the equality basis that should be made among persons and shared as we are supposedly ‘one’.

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Album : Family Arranged By Clive Bradley. 1981

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As a first year admitted student having been introduce to Caribbean Civilisation, having come from a secondary school where the syllabus or curriculum of history taught was a compact one which certainly made it difficult at times to grasp at that point. However, having attended the online lectures and tutorials for the course in which different persons and techniques were used to best convey the knowledge of the course in which I liked as it helped in better understanding the Caribbean and what it means to be a Caribbean. This foundation course have caused me to have a more open mind towards different persons cultural and social aspect wherever they may originate from. I am now more aware of where the issues that plague our Caribbean everyday stem from.

One aspect of the course which I was unfamiliarly with was the online lecture/class and had actually prefer face to face lectures. However with the interaction with the many students who attend the lectures across different campuses and hearing their different inputs, aspects of certain issues and their knowledge of an issue or topic being shared, it certainly showed the pros of having an online lecture for this course.

Having completed this course, in continuing my journey in university and in life, I know I will have a different perspective and thinking of the Caribbean region and persons around me, one that is mo open and liberal.