The Canadian Mosaic Vs. The U.S. Melting Pot

Canada is an internationally recognized culturally diverse country and emphasizes the concept of "mosaic". No other country has a resident from so many different backgrounds that shows strong loyalty to Canada while preserving its cultural heritage. This is in stark contrast to the idea of ​​an American "crucible" trying to make all citizens fixed. It is believed that the philosophy of Canada is more effective and respected than the philosophy of neighboring countries in the United States.

During the past century, "mosaic" and "crucible" appeared in North America as a concept to explain the relationship between Canadian and American with immigrant and cultural diversity. The origin of the word mosaic can be traced back to the book "Canadian Mosaics" published by John Murray Gibbon in 1938 and the crucible in the "crucible" of Zangwill's 1908 drama in Israel appeared in the public consciousness It was. These two concepts are still thoughtful about history and are still powerful today. They contain beliefs about collective ownership, upward liquidity and citizenship. These two phrases actually represent national ideology. This shows that many Canadians and Americans are seeing convergence and cultural and linguistic diversity.

In this article I will explain the pros and cons of mosaic and furnace theory. First, I will explain the two ideologies. In the "crucible" country like the United States, you had the former identity after you became a new American identity. Everyone in the United States shares this commonality, creating a more homogeneous country. In a multicultural or mosaic country such as Canada, everyone like the Canadians highly appreciate the difference and identity of each other. It sounds better than the other, but both ideals have both advantages and disadvantages.

People have said that America is a crucible for a long time. I am an American who grew up in Canada and is a metaphor of mosaic as opposed to a crucible of culture. Canadians use this metaphor to describe social and political norms and respect and respect the diversity and identity of the various immigrants' indigenous cultures deeply rooted by Canadian citizens. I began to believe that our crucible had been addicted to by the lies about the dangers and categories of who we are. This is a lie of Hongzhou and Lanzhou. It began to appear in the George W Bush election in 2000 and has become the cornerstone of the story of the United States. It links historical, Democratic and Republican's left and right consciousness and statistics, and distorts the truth of both.