Question: what is cultural awarness and why is it important? 

Answer: To be culturally aware is to understand one's own identity and that impact on society, family, and the world beyond.  If you know who you are, you are able to be both tolerant and willing to know someone else, no matter how they identify themselves.  With those two identities in play, cultural awareness builds.
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