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Kim 2004: 996). Thus, it might be more appropriate to speak of multiculturalism in the United States as an (ethno)racial project. While the direct origin of multicultural rhetoric was America’s race problem, it cannot be fully said that multicultural theory directly answered questions of American’s race problem. In fact, as much as official multiculturalism attempted to make sense of the increasing â€Å"diverse† makeup of its nation, it also hid many of the issues that it was attempting to resolve. For instance, multiculturalism in the United States could be seen as reifying triumphalist narratives of the United States as this great and ever improving ‘melting pot’, at the expense of erasing the counter-narratives of exploitation and power relations that lead to the very â€Å"multicultural† fabric of the present and the past United States. (Kim 2004 989; 993-94). Beyond mistakenly painting immigration as voluntary, multiculturalism—es pecially that of official multiculturalism—created new understandings of ethno-racial dynamics that did not map onto the reality of the United States. This method is tri-fold. First multiculturalism created â€Å"anti-modern† connotations of compartmentalized and â€Å"primordial, ascribed and all-encompassing† group identities (Joppke 2011, 31). Instead of leaving space for multiple sites of pluralistic and hybrid individual identity, a certain factor or element of a person’s identity became the whole of that person’s identity, in such a way that this oneShow MoreRelatedMulticulturalism As A Racial Project900 Words   |  4 PagesThus, despite its many manifestations and interpretations, multiculturalism in Germany can be primarily seen as an answer to the question of â€Å"Germanness†. While Joppke, sees this as largely a push aided by (perhaps alarming) immigration patterns to understand Germaneness without old concepts of nationhood, I attempt to put new emphasis on what this new Germanness meant. While attempting to perhaps transcend nationhood, multiculturalist movement in Germany predominantly attempted to understand GermanenessRead MoreMulticulturalism Is America s Unresolved Race Problem911 Words   |  4 Pagesâ€Å"the direct origin of multiculturalism is America’s unresolved race problem† (Joppke 2011, 36). Indeed, in light of the aforementioned historical processes, multiculturalism began (and developed into the official multiculturalism of the 80s and 90s) as something quite similar to a â€Å"racial project† a la Omi and Winant. Seen as an integral step in guiding racial formation, Michael Omi and Howard Winant defines a racial project as following (Omi and Winant 1994,56): â€Å"A racial project is simultaneously anRead MoreMulticulturalism As Basis For Varied Ethno Racial Projects863 Words   |  4 Pages(Failed?) Multiculturalism as Basis for Varied Ethno-Racial Projects: The United States and Germany in Comparison Emerging during the post-WWII reality of the United States, the term â€Å"multiculturalism† has long been embedded into the fabric of American understandings of race and ethnicity. Despite recent efforts to move ‘beyond multiculturalism’, this word and the color-blind ideology supporting it will continue to shape the trajectory of attitudes, policies and activism in the United States. SimilarlyRead More The Sale of Indian Textiles in Canada Essay6159 Words   |  25 Pagesa variety of business opportunities. With such a large population of immigrants, Canada is known for its acceptance of diverse cultures. English and French are Canadas official languages and there are many other languages spoken freely by diverse racial groups on Canadian soil. Many different religions are also practiced freely and peacefully in Canada. India has a population of 986.6 million people. This country holds 15 % of the worlds entire population. Within this country, a variety of culturesRead MoreRacism and Ethnic Discrimination44667 Words   |  179 Pagesof the study 2.1 Scope and methodology 4 7 7 3. Racism and individual and collective human rights 3.1 A note on cultural and ethnic identity 9 11 4. Racism: colonial inheritance 4.1 Nicaragua: multiethnic and pluricultural state 4.2 The historic roots of differences, discrimination, and racism 4.2.1 Spanish Conquest and its repercussions in Indigenous cultures of the Pacific, Central and North 4.2.2 English colonization in the Caribbean Coast region 4.2.3 The Liberal