The "Glorious" White City

An issue topic that is discussed by Lesko in Act Your Age is the ego of the White American Male.  This is clearly illustrated early on when Lesko gives a portrayal of the 1893 opening of the World's Colombian Exchange in Chicago, and its subsequent "White City".  While I was born in a moderately diverse town in Texas and later lived in Omaha, Nebraska for a time before I started Kindergarten, after that time I was living in relative cultural isolation.  After living in Omaha, and until I moved to Columbia to begin my College career, I lived in a myriad of small towns, the largest being around 1,200 residents.  I did have a few African American friends in Omaha and worked for an Indian family in High School, however, these were essentially the only two instances of my experience with those outside WASP culture.  This, to a moderate degree, effected my relationship with people of color, or perhaps more of just a lack of cultural understanding.  I was used to being around people more or less the same as me, when coming to college I met many new people with vastly differing heritage and cultre.  After some time at college I have come to relish this situation and long for more instances to learn about others ideas and ways of life.