Multiculturalism
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ABC News : Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants, new …
Elevates multiculturalism as central to authentic American identity
The article highlights that 73% of AAPI adults see cultural mixing as essential to national identity, contrasted favorably against only 55% of all U.S. adults. This is presented as a positive vision under threat, aligning multiculturalism with national strength and moral progress.
“The vast majority, 73%, of AAPI adults say the mixing of cultures and values from around the world is 'extremely' or 'very' important to the U.S.'s identity as a nation, compared to only 55% of U.S. adults in the April AP-NORC poll.”
RNZ : Beyond 'model minority': The overlooked histories of Asians in Aotearoa
Critiques tokenistic or homogenizing forms of multiculturalism that erase internal diversity and power imbalances within ethnic communities
The article points out how dominant cultural narratives within multicultural frameworks can marginalize subgroups and reinforce hierarchies, particularly when one cultural expression is taken as representative of an entire ethnic group.
“what tends to happen in practice is that a lot of times there's some sort of representative culture that is used to represent all of Japanese, for instance, or Chinese. That's usually mediated by cultural leaders within the community.”