Social equity and equality are a purpose and mission that we still work for. With the number of people of mixed-race communities growing, perspectives are also changing. In this episode, Stephen Jaye sits down for an insightful talk with entrepreneur and founder of Hispanics and Technology, James Foy, about diversity and community. James talks about his experiences as an American of mixed race and learning to see through the eyes of others. We also hear about James and his work in promoting diversity in the tech community. Tune in and get more insights and hear what action you can take to change the world.
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Diversity And Equity: The Perspective Of Mixed Race Communities With James Foy
We've had some previous episodes and discussions about issues of some divisions and inequities amongst different groups of people within the US. These apply to other places. The common phrase used is diversity, equity and inclusion. However, as we've learned from some of our previous guests some people prefer to leave off the word diversity. Others prefer to add a word belonging or something of a similar context. Either way, it's on a lot of people's minds.

People want to genuinely feel they belong and have the opportunity to go for the passions that they have. I don't know all the answers to the questions but two things are apparent from the conversations I've had, as well as the observations I see is that one, the way we've been approaching the subject for the past several years has not been working. We are still grappling with a lot of the same issues we had at the beginning of these pursuits and a lot of people are grumpier about it now. Two, it seems apparent to me that one of the answers to these issues is that we need to talk, listen, communicate and get to know one another.

It's hard to hate a group of people when you have several quality contacts, good relationships and good friends among them. It's a good idea to get as many perspectives as we possibly can. Here to provide another perspective on the issue, my guest James Foy is the Hispanics and Tech Founder as well as an advocate for the Hispanic entrepreneurial community. James, welcome to the show.

Thank you. It's fantastic to be here.

Let's begin with a little background information for those that may not be aware of it. First of all, within Colorado, as well as within the US as a whole, what percentage of the population is Hispanic?

Colorado is fairly close to being a mirror, Colorado statewide I saw was 22% but there's always because of our immigrant community that's under-reported. The country also mirrors that. Let me also bring up a point, here in Denver, where we met, were 30%. Anywhere from 40% to 60% needed to get the DPS school children.

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The younger generation is pretty much half Hispanic. There have been more people of mixed race as intermarriage has happened a lot more frequently. Does that include a lot of these mixed-race communities as well?

The biggest soon will be Hispanic. Statewide, the nearest group is Asians. I know African-Americans are about 4% statewide. Asians are right around but nobody else comes close to Hispanics. If you're looking at the rate of change, the fastest-growing by percentage are people like me, who are mixed and one or more.