Multiculturalism is a valuable tool, which if implemented properly, could aid in bridging the gaps of society, the celebration of individualism and plurality, and in educating the overwhelming number of American's who suffer from ignorance. Since the foundation and the creation of America, diversity has played a major role. When America's first settlers - settlers from all across Europe with different cultures and nationalities - arrived, the "Indians greeted them; shortly after, Africans were brought over in trade agreements and sold as slaves. As time progresses, more and more immigrants migrate to the "new world in order to seek the freedoms and ideals that America supposedly stands for; and yet, are so frequently ignored. Ironically, it is the most recent immigrants who are generally discriminated against when this nation was founded by immigrants. In short, all Americans, excluding the natives, are immigrants.