+ Multi- culturalism in the US Eric Flaxman US Embassy Warsaw April 2012
+ Melting pot or salad bowl? Multicultural Assimilated
+ What is culture?
+ Types of cultures Culture National Ancestry Religion Race Region Age Gender Political beliefs Socio- economic background Language
+ What causes diversity? Native population Colonization Immigration Slavery Freedom
+ How does impact U.S. culture? DIVERSITYDIVERSITY diversity Encourages openness and open- mindedness Demands tolerance Forces self- examination Requires compromise and problem-solving Individual and community freedoms More political power for smaller groups Many races Many languages Many religions Many outward displays of culture Many inward cultural values Many different world views Nation of nations Nation of Nations
+ 15 Largest Ancestries in the US
+ Why did people leave and come to “The new world” Religious tolerance (Quakers, Puritans, Jews, Catholics) Class structure/Inmobility Wars Displacement (Poland is a good example) Famine (Irish Potato famine of the 1840’s) Economic Opportunities Indentured Servants/Slavery/Prisoners (State of Georgia) Recruited for work (Miners, Steel Workers, Farmers)
+ My story Father’s Family Great grandfather -came from Zvonetz, Ukraine in 1883 at age 16 Escaped draft into the Russian Imperial army and charges of smuggling from the Austrian empire across the river. Had an older brother who had come to Philadelphia earlier Came to Philadelphia and became a clothes presser and then a farmer Grandfather became a union clothing worker-my father a physician thanks to GI bill after WWII Here I am a 3 rd generation American and a diplomat
+ And this is my family: My daughter Alisha was born in southern China in 1995 and she is of Han Chinese origin My son, Travis was born in Guatemala in 2003 and is pure Mayan We are all Americans, so we represent a modern Multiculture family
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Religious Self-Identity Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Racial Identity Non-Hispanic White: 68% (2050: 46%) Hispanic: 15% (2050: 30%) African American: 12% (2050: 15%) Asian American: 5% (2050: 9%) Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
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+ Language
+ Food
+ Arts
+ Effects of culture Language Food Architecture Holidays Belief systems Education The arts
+ The Future of Multiculturalism: Immigration
+ Salad? Soup? Stew!