Multiculturalism SPSE 6810

PITHISSIPPI BURNING

This article was quite disturbing to me. It's starts out talking about the imagination of white separatists and their idea to move the "mud people" out and have only "aryans" in this location. The mud people are the non whites and the aryans are the whites. I think it's crazy that there is even a flag for this movement.

The fear from these people is that in about fifty years, white culture will have ceased. Covington and those who run with him are afraid of "the end of white America". It made me wonder why do these people think that America has to be white? After all, we are known as the melting pot. I think it is really unfortunate considering as much ground as the US has covered since segregation, that there are still these prejudice thoughts. The comments and views from the people that commented on this blog were also disturbing.

During my teaching experiences, I have met so many students that could not be more excited to be living in the US and learning English. I wonder what those students would say if they read about some of the views on this website? People migrate on a daily basis to the United States to hopefully start a better life. This is what the country has been built on and I think it's ridiculous that some people think we need to remain a "white only country".

WHY MULTICULTURALISM IS WRONG

This article discusses the definition and meaning of "multiculturalism". The author talks about how this word cannot be defined as "equality". It does seem to be a term, that in my opinion, is "old school". It displays a thinking that was common in the 1900's. We are a diverse culture and it's too bad that it's not really seen like this.

I can relate to this when I worked at a head start program for children. The article talks about migrants that leave their culture and are obligated to rejoin it in their new country they live in. Obviously, certain cultures want to be among friends, family, and acquaintances from their own country, but hopefully in the future, the US will really be "diverse" and have neighbors from other cultures on either side of their homes.

THE CHALLENGE OF MULTICULTURALISM

This article discusses the US adopting many national identities. The problem seems to be that the history is more separation then inclusion. It does seem difficult, as the article states, to write a single American history that would satisfy all races and cultures that now live in the United States.
The quote by John Quincy Adams about Europeans forgetting about where they came from and basically "becoming white" is crazy to me. Although it would be hard to find a history that covers everyone here in the US, it seems that there must be a way to incorporate other aspects of world history into the curriculum.
Looking back, I realize that although I had to study a lot of American history, I also had history classes that covered many cultures. I hope that all of this old school thinking will vanish with the older generations. I also hope that the current and upcoming generation will be much more open and excited to not only welcome, but also learn about other cultures, traditions, and customs.