People have very different views of what a multicultural society or community should be like or could be like. In the past few decades there has been a lot of discussion about what it means to live and work together in a society that is diverse as ours. People struggle with different visions of a fair, equitable, moral, and harmonious society.
How will our country be unified as a cohesive whole, if people separate into many different cultural groups?
In order to be a part of the American dream, must I assimilate?
Why does racism persist in a country that is committed to equality and liberty?
How can I protect my children from the harmful influences in the larger culture? How can I instill my children with the moral values of my own religion or culture, but still expose them to a variety of views?
Are there structural problems in our government or economic system that serve to divide cultural groups? How can they be changed?
Should I put my community building and civic energies into my own cultural community, rather than the mainstream culture? Where can I have the biggest influence?
Can oppression be stopped by legislation, or does each person have to overcome their individual prejudice, or both?
Why do immigrants have to hold onto their own cultures and languages when they come to the United States?
If my group is excluded from the American dream, what can I do?
How do I protect my children from being targeted by racism or sexism other forms of discrimination if I live in a diverse society? Shall I send them to Afro-centric school, or a female-only school, or another appropriate school?
If each person overcame their own prejudices, would all the divisions disappear?
How do I overcome my prejudices?
Is prejudice a thing of the past?
Why can't we all just get along?