Re: First uses of ""multiculturalism"
- From: John Kane <jrkrideau@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:01:40 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 31, 9:42 am, HVS <use...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 31 Jan 2008, Don Phillipson wrote
Citations are requested for the first uses of
"multiculturalism" by governmental officials or
politicians in Europe (inc. Britain) and the
USA, preferably with enough context to indicate
the meaning of the noun (or adj. multicultural.)
My tentative thesis is that this word entered contemporary
politics in Canada (Multiculturalism Act 1971)
-snip interesting thesis-
That would be consistent with the Canadian use of "cultural mosaic"
(as opposed to the US "melting pot"); I could be wrong, but I think
that phrase became common about the same time. (Is "cultural
mosaic" still in use?)
It is still around, I think mostly in academia. I don't think it's
something you'd hear or seen often in the regular media. I think the
concept is still accepted.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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