Multiculturalism Essay, Research Paper

Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism is a part of any country.There are Jews in Germany,

Poles in Ireland, Asians in Canada and so on. I believe multiculturalism is a

good idea. It provides a wealth of cultural activities, foods, and different

views of life. No one is really a true Canadian besides the native people. We

are all part of a vast society we call Canada. In Canada we pride ourselves in

being a mosaic, so to speak,unlike the United States where they are a so called

melting pot so that if it doesn’t fit they make it fit where as we change to

adapt.

The many cultures existing in Canada have created a rich cultural

experience. An example is our Heritage Day celebrations where we celebrate our

various diversities. Did you know that the most commonly spoken language in

Vancouver is Mandarin Chinese and other dialects of Chinese? People may be

shocked but it’s true because we are a free country and allow lots of

immigrants in. The fact is that we may have to close our doors to immigrants

because sooner or later the social system will break down. We will not be

regarded as the great free country that accepts so many immigrants.Although I

hope we do not come to this point,I fear it will happen. Language is a part of

multiculturalism. Evidence of this can be found in some many cities and towns.

You will see signs in English or French and under them, you will see German ,

Japanese ,Arabic etc..Other examples of this are newspapers and media

productions in varying languages. People that have a choice as to where they

want to immigrate to , usually choose Canada because Canada is a great place to

live according to U.N. statistics.

Some people don’t like multiculturalism and form cults, an example of

which is the KKK. They are dead set against black people and believe in white

supremacy. Such people are injust and completely wrong because everyone is equal

in the eyes of the law.

I think that we as a world community have to go through some drastic

changes in order to cope with the problems of racism, prejudice and stereotyping.

We all must learn to be more tolerant and accepting of different peoples and

their beliefs. In my corollary I think multiculturalism is a great thing.