Diversity

I was lucky enough to grow up in an era, and an area, in which ethnic diversity was considered not only normal, but enjoyable.  That's part of why I found the results of last week's midterms both reassuring and delightful.

The recently-elected cohort (36 and counting, as of this writing) of Democrats in the House of Representatives was neither all-white, all-male, or all Christian.  They are perhaps the most diverse group of freshman Representatives in our history.  Many are females - two of these Muslim,. two Native American, and one Hindu.  There was also a gentleman of Korean background elected from New Jersey.  Not to mention the first African-American women elected from Massachusetts and Connecticut, and another black woman elected to represent a district in Minnesota that is 85% white.

My kind of Congress ...