Multiculturalism

Another impact the migration had on the region was that there were new government policies. After some time the Australians begun to realise that there were benefits to having people of different races and culture. The government then saw that multiculturalism ensured…

this identity and continued on to play Asian roles in other musicals. Other complications with DHH’s father arose but at the end of the film, DHH revealed the truth about himself and Marcus. DHH can be viewed as a man who saw the potential in multiculturalism. By definition, he chose to stand up as an Asian individual first before choosing to be an American. He was against the whole idea behind yellowface because this did not encourage different ethnic groups to participate in plays. While…

Topic: This essay will focus on Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau otherwise known as Pierre Elliott Trudeau the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and the controversial issue of, if he met the challenges of his era or if he made things worse for Canada. Pierre Trudeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, on October 18, 1919 to a wealthy bilingual family. Trudeau graduated from university to enter law school in Montreal. As a student he was conscripted to join the Canadian army, he was against…

According to statistics gathered from the Sentencing Project (2014) “In 2010, African American comprised 17 percent of all juveniles, but 31 percent of all arrest” (p. 1). Similarly, Kirby et al. (2014) stated that “African American youths have higher rates of juvenile incarceration and are more likely to be sentenced to adult prison” (p. 3). Based on statistical data from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,…

The idea of national self-determination is “the right of the people of a particular place to choose the form of government they will have” (Merriam-Webster). It means that a group of people; maybe a specific race, religion, or sex, fight for what they believe in and that they want to be allowed to choose how they are governed and what that governing entails. This idea is shown in several parts of history, such as; during the American Revolution when those who left Europe wanted to choose how…

Immigration: the last resort. Since the commencement of human kind, immigration has had always been a factor of multiculturalism and development. Africa was the cradle of humanity, and a massive exodus allowed the entire earth to become inhabited. According to the Longman dictionary, immigration is the act of "coming into a country in order to live there permanently". However, this definition engenders the following question: why people depart their homeland country, abandon their families and…

stemmed from the country’s acceptance of more people “migrating from more places” (1025). With a particular interest in Britain’s immigration policies that granted immigration permits to individuals from the African-Caribbean and parts of Asia, the multiculturalism that the country experiences today was inevitable. The…

Moving to a new country comes with a choice, a choice to embrace a foreign culture or alienate oneself with their own culture. In a world that encourages multiculturalism, it is difficult to believe that immigrants face social alienation. In Zadie Smith’s novel White Teeth, the consequences of multiculturalism and assimilation among immigrant communities gives her readers the opportunity to empathize the feelings of social alienation felt amongst immigrants in the world today. Many immigrants…

the First Fleet's arrival in 1788 and recognising the early convicts and settlers. The fact that our language, political and legal institutions are inherited from the British Isles, not anymore. The cultural left tells us that it's all about multiculturalism and celebrating diversity and difference, with some even arguing that Australia Day should be renamed Invasion Day. Australia is a place where freedom is safeguarded, everyone has the right to vote, and nobody is above the law. Since…

controlled by a representative government that is voted for by the adult population every few years or so. Ethnic diversity is the “…co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious or cultural groups” ("IFLA -- Defining "Multiculturalism"", n.d.). In this case, democracy can be seen as a medium used to reduce any kind of opposition between these different culture groups. This is because unity is needed for a successful democracy. Everyone needs to…