education for all students that affirms the ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, economic and gender differences that students, their communities, and teachers reflect. “Multicultural education permeates the school's curriculum and instructional strategies, as well as the interactions among teachers, students, and families, and the very way that schools conceptualize the nature of teaching and learning” (Salili & Hoosain 2005). Multiculturalism promotes acceptance of others while rejecting racism