1. Focus: Multiculturalism in the Anglo- American World
(Chapter 3 – pp )

2. Populating the UK Earliest settlers from northern and western Europe
New Commonwealth immigrants from Caribbean and India
Today 10% of UK, 30% of London of New Commonwealth heritage
Urban multicultural society expected to grow

3. Prejudice and stereotypes
Newcomers met with prejudice and fear
Poor jobs and poor neighborhoods
Disadvantages passed on to next generation
Frustrations boiling over

4. New impulses and contributions (examples)
Food – curry houses Music – Hindi Fusion Notting Hill Carnival
Health Care -1/3 of London’s doctors of New Commonwealth heritage
Authors like Andrea Levy, Monica Ali, Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi

5. Roots of multiculturalism in the US
Multicultural before 1776
65 million immigrants since 1820
A patchwork quilt of cultural groups
No single cultural group a majority

6. American prejudice – Who belongs
American prejudice – Who belongs? Nationality based on ethnic background
Only WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants)
Only Northern and Western Europeans
Only Christians
Stereotypes and racism
(Picture: Racial segregation in the American South, 1950s)

7. Nationality based on citizenship - American tolerance
All can join, irrespective of origin
Citizenship based on the Constitution and law
All ethnic and religious groups equal
Multiculturalism as a democratic way of life

8. The American multicultural mix
Creating new music and foods
Developing American identity
New groups contributing new culture
One million immigrants a year
Long term stability and acceptance

9. The future of multiculturalism
Multiculturalism: a consequence of increasing globalization
The UK and the US among the first countries to experience multiculturalism
Conflicts and tensions found in both countries
But the great majority of people agree that multiculturalism brings variety, insights and new opportunities