Multiculturism In America

The mention of "Spanish" and "Europeans" living in other areas suggests a racialized and spatialized understanding of the city, where different racial and ethnic groups are associated with specific neighborhoods.

As with any other ethnic neighbourhood, The Danforth’s presence within Toronto is important as it allows for the preservation of the Greek culture in another country, and also encourages the sharing of the culture within the city. Not only that, but The Danforth provides a unique perspective on an ethnic neighbourhood that’s thought of “As the rest”. Unlike other ethnic enclaves, such as Chinatown, The Danforth is accustomed to the norms and way of life of the city of Toronto, while preventing the assimilation of its own culture. This makes Greektown one of the more model ethnic neighbourhoods, and an educational experience for all visitors, as its adaptation to the Canadian culture makes it a substantially more relatable experience for visitors. In essence, it’s not only important for the general public to visit the neighbourhood, but for other ethnic neighbourhoods as well, as it not only demonstrates how to successfully bring your native culture to a country, but also how to share it by tailoring to that country’s way of life and culture.

The gentrification process can be seen through the demographic and physical changes of the South Parkdale neighborhood. Gentrification is “the invasion of working-class areas by the upper- and middle-classes, who upgrade shabby, modest housing into elegant residences, resulting in the displacement of all, or most of the original working-class occupiers”. (Lyons, 1996) South Parkdale is a neighborhood in downtown Toronto that faces problems of gentrification. This problem has been ongoing since the nineteen fifty’s’.

In the United States, pluralism is pertinent and very significant for the government because the government itself is distributed with various powers given to the states. These states then give powers to their local governments, which continues to distribute the power. In the government system, there are levels of that consist of branches that control the many different parts of the system, so that no one person or group is given too much power. The United States has a system of checks and balances, which is pertinent to the power system and the pluralist theory ("What is a pluralist theory of government?" 2017).

There are various of reasons why gentrification is good for downtown in Vancouver. Downtown in Vancouver was basically falling apart, the best thing for it is gentrification. Being one of the oldest neighborhoods around, I believe it needs change. In the background essay about Vancouver’s downtown in the DBQ (p. 161), it exclaims that “And like families and their members, cities and their neighborhoods change over time”, this is basically telling us that Vancouver’s downtown is used on experiencing “change”, and that it’s okay for a change due to people coming and going. Another reason why I believe gentrification is good is because the city could get rid of all the “druggies” living in the area. Yeah, you might say that it won’t work but I

It would be much more economically rewarding to move to an urban centre such as Toronto or Montreal to pursue another job that pays well and does not stress the economically active as much. Additionally, immigrants view Canada the same way. Immigrants coming to Canada will not want to immigrant to Newfoundland and Labrador because they have a higher probability of economic success in a more developed population in a better stage of the

Again, the local pubs and restaurants help enhance people experiences of the different foods, and may even encourage some people to want to travel or be inspired to research a different culture or Ethnic group. I think people are accepting of what each group can offer the other. There is a realisation that each

Cultures and customs will vary anywhere one travels as people practice different religions, have different values, and live different lifestyles. The most impacting thing that differentiates Miami from London is peoples attire. In Miami, as it is mostly hot and humid year-round, people’s apparel consists mostly of shorts and a t-shirt while in London people dress more elegantly, almost as if everyone were to be headed to a business meeting. Although the food is quite different in both cities, both cities have a large amount of diverse restaurants as there are many different cultures. One overall gets a taste of the country’s traditional foods in each city, such as hamburgers in Miami and fish and chip in London, and of course...lots of beer in both cities! Religion also plays a huge part in the way people dress and eat in each city, and although a study shows that both

By definition, cultural geography is defined as “the patterns and interactions of human culture, both material and non-material, in relation to the natural environment and the human organization of space” (Cosgrove 1994). As society advances the interactions we as human’s share increases, we live in a society that makes accessing several different cultures at once effortless. One can access several different cuisines from various countries by driving down the road. However, with this rise of accessibility, the increase in big corporations grows as well. Large corporations such as McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, Coca Cola, and Subway have taken the world by storm. They are in every area of the world, selling similar food products at low prices. Many

Our cornea cannot help but glimpse at the flashing lights on all the rides we used to go on as a kid. Our noses go wild at the smell of savory, salty, and vinegar drizzled French fries. How can you forget, if you can imagine it, then most likely you can have it fried. One of the thirty different food options that the Ohio State Fair has is a Stromboli. This turnover is filled with all kinds of Italian meats and cheeses. This shows that despite being a huge diverse culinary mess of people each culture has its own food, music and dance that make it different then the next but also shows that different cultures can come together in

in their family and have a feeling of having a place. Acknowledgment gives Canadians a sentiment security and self-assurance, making them more open to, and tolerating of, assorted societies. The Canadian experience has demonstrated that multiculturalism energizes racial and ethnic amicability and culturally diverse comprehension. It promotes the citizens of a country to not only be a good citizen, but it allows them to understand better the contributions they can make by being a global citizen as well. A society can take the best parts of every culture and use it to its’ advantage. It is visible in Canada that people of many different cultures use each other's foods, music, medicine, games, sports, and products. Our differences are a national resource. Late advances in innovation have made worldwide correspondences more essential than any time in recent memory. Canadians who talk numerous dialects and comprehend many societies make it simpler for Canada to take an interest comprehensively in territories of training, exchange, and discretion. People can learn from the mistakes other countries made and not repeat them. More than four decades, inconceivably fast statistic change has changed Canada, particularly its biggest urban communities. In Europe, comparative change has brought about uproars and social pressures that have discolored the idea of multiculturalism there. In any case, in Canada, these progressions, regardless of many difficulties, happened calmly, beneficially

In fact, there are many aboriginals that live in urban environments that do not fit into these primitivist categories in Canadian life. The urban setting is place in which the modernization of European city development has created a business culture and a differing type of clothing, lifestyle, and approach to social interactions for aboriginal peoples. This example identifies the multicultural and dynamic identity choices that aboriginals can choose from outside of the “reservation” stereotypes that are often imposed on them by the white hegemonic culture:

In 2014, 35 million Americans identified as Hispanic, of whom 64 percent said they had Mexican heritage - almost 11 percent of the total population. As birthrates for Hispanics exceed those of Anglos, demographers estimate that by 2042 non-Hispanic whites will be a numerical minority in the United States. At the beginning of this century, there were twenty-one states where Hispanics were the largest ethnic minority.

Finally I will discuss how Canada is a multicultural nation, and how this shapes how we look at race, racism and ethnicity. To add, after looking at where I was raised and my personal experience with working in the factory environment helps me realize how culturally diverse Canada is. Therefore, I will discuss multiculturalism and how this term is important for us to learn if we want to understand race, racism and ethnicity. As we know, Canada is known to be the most multicultural nation in the world today, as well, Canada is known to bring in millions of immigrants every year. After working in the factory environment and having seen these immigrants first hand, it has made me more aware that Canada is in fact a very culturally diverse nation.

Gentrification habitually involves the displacement of low-income people or their exclusion from plans in city centre districts which leads many; particularly women, to use all means including welfare services, to pave a way their families and to escape from manual labour (Willis 2010, p.143). However, despite the willingness on their part to do their best for their employees, they are not given the chance to do so because of ‘un-acceptance’ within the host country’s society. It has been put forward by Geraldine Pratt’s research on Vancouver nannies (2002, pp. 195-200), that white English women with internationally recognized childcare qualifications find themselves treated better compared to Filipinos. Vancouver household, especially in the suburban areas too would much rather hire white Canadians despite their lack of skills and experience owing to their class and citizenship