MENGWEN YU

The concept of a mixed society has for a long time been part of the terrain of liberalism. Amsterdam is absolute freedom and multicultural city that not only welcomes immigrants of different nationalities but paid them to keep up their languages and traditions. However, multiculturalism proved to be a failure. It was leading not to a mixed society but to a multiplicity of ghettoized communities living next to but cut off from one another. People only care about their own things but ignore communicating with other cultures people and understand their culture. 

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Similarity build Trust

A study from Stanford University shows that people's willingness to trust someone based on how similar they are in age, location, and preference. The right design can actually help people overcome their deeply rooted biases. So I decided to design an app based on hobbies to let residents of different races know each other.