Comments on: Thoughts from North of the Border: Mosaic vs. Melting Pot http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: j http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-66953 j Wed, 21 May 2008 03:18:19 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-66953 OK - Regarding the first post I do have to chime in. Obviously you haven't heard of AFRICAN Americans, ITALIAN Americans etc. Although a melting pot - red and yellow melt into ORANGE. In the US I have found there is more acceptance of the contribution of others than here in Canada - I live in Ottawa. Any city in the US has areas e.g., Little Italy, China Town etc. etc. - that seems more mosaic to me than the capital City which merely recognizes the French. Also, don't be fooled that everything is in French and English in the stores - maybe in the cap and NB but elsewhere...NOT. And look at the animosity between Anglophones and Francophones and recent surveys of the incredibly pathetic numbers of BI-LINGUAL canadians. Can we really claim to be so morally superior as your post implies? What planet are you living on? Anti-Americanism here in Canada is rampant - no wonder the yanks don't want to visit. OK – Regarding the first post I do have to chime in. Obviously you haven’t heard of AFRICAN Americans, ITALIAN Americans etc. Although a melting pot – red and yellow melt into ORANGE. In the US I have found there is more acceptance of the contribution of others than here in Canada – I live in Ottawa. Any city in the US has areas e.g., Little Italy, China Town etc. etc. – that seems more mosaic to me than the capital City which merely recognizes the French. Also, don’t be fooled that everything is in French and English in the stores – maybe in the cap and NB but elsewhere…NOT. And look at the animosity between Anglophones and Francophones and recent surveys of the incredibly pathetic numbers of BI-LINGUAL canadians. Can we really claim to be so morally superior as your post implies? What planet are you living on? Anti-Americanism here in Canada is rampant – no wonder the yanks don’t want to visit.

]]> By: j http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-141423 j Wed, 21 May 2008 03:18:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-141423 OK - Regarding the first post I do have to chime in. Obviously you haven't heard of AFRICAN Americans, ITALIAN Americans etc. Although a melting pot - red and yellow melt into ORANGE. In the US I have found there is more acceptance of the contribution of others than here in Canada - I live in Ottawa. Any city in the US has areas e.g., Little Italy, China Town etc. etc. - that seems more mosaic to me than the capital City which merely recognizes the French. Also, don't be fooled that everything is in French and English in the stores - maybe in the cap and NB but elsewhere...NOT. And look at the animosity between Anglophones and Francophones and recent surveys of the incredibly pathetic numbers of BI-LINGUAL canadians. Can we really claim to be so morally superior as your post implies? What planet are you living on? Anti-Americanism here in Canada is rampant - no wonder the yanks don't want to visit. OK – Regarding the first post I do have to chime in. Obviously you haven’t heard of AFRICAN Americans, ITALIAN Americans etc. Although a melting pot – red and yellow melt into ORANGE. In the US I have found there is more acceptance of the contribution of others than here in Canada – I live in Ottawa. Any city in the US has areas e.g., Little Italy, China Town etc. etc. – that seems more mosaic to me than the capital City which merely recognizes the French. Also, don’t be fooled that everything is in French and English in the stores – maybe in the cap and NB but elsewhere…NOT. And look at the animosity between Anglophones and Francophones and recent surveys of the incredibly pathetic numbers of BI-LINGUAL canadians. Can we really claim to be so morally superior as your post implies? What planet are you living on? Anti-Americanism here in Canada is rampant – no wonder the yanks don’t want to visit.

]]> By: Jesse! http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-26707 Jesse! Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:38:36 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-26707 One day I'll write on my own site why I hate the world Caucasian used to mean "white." But not here. Also, I'm not feeling your quotes around the word diverse in when referencing the European population. Need I point to the countless wars, racism, empires, revolutions, localization, unification and debates on "Europeaness" to say that yes, Europe has a tonne (get it?) of diversity packed into a small funny-shaped peninsula. And when they all started coming to North America? You better believe they hated each other for that diversity... that is, until they found Others to scape goat. But we all know that story... But yes, as a white American, I also cringe at the phrase melting pot and tossed salad (dirty!) and even, get this, "multiculturalism". One day I’ll write on my own site why I hate the world Caucasian used to mean “white.” But not here.

Also, I’m not feeling your quotes around the word diverse in when referencing the European population. Need I point to the countless wars, racism, empires, revolutions, localization, unification and debates on “Europeaness” to say that yes, Europe has a tonne (get it?) of diversity packed into a small funny-shaped peninsula. And when they all started coming to North America? You better believe they hated each other for that diversity… that is, until they found Others to scape goat. But we all know that story…

But yes, as a white American, I also cringe at the phrase melting pot and tossed salad (dirty!) and even, get this, “multiculturalism”.

]]> By: Jesse! http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-141422 Jesse! Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-141422 One day I'll write on my own site why I hate the world Caucasian used to mean "white." But not here. Also, I'm not feeling your quotes around the word diverse in when referencing the European population. Need I point to the countless wars, racism, empires, revolutions, localization, unification and debates on "Europeaness" to say that yes, Europe has a tonne (get it?) of diversity packed into a small funny-shaped peninsula. And when they all started coming to North America? You better believe they hated each other for that diversity... that is, until they found Others to scape goat. But we all know that story... But yes, as a white American, I also cringe at the phrase melting pot and tossed salad (dirty!) and even, get this, "multiculturalism". One day I’ll write on my own site why I hate the world Caucasian used to mean “white.” But not here.

Also, I’m not feeling your quotes around the word diverse in when referencing the European population. Need I point to the countless wars, racism, empires, revolutions, localization, unification and debates on “Europeaness” to say that yes, Europe has a tonne (get it?) of diversity packed into a small funny-shaped peninsula. And when they all started coming to North America? You better believe they hated each other for that diversity… that is, until they found Others to scape goat. But we all know that story…

But yes, as a white American, I also cringe at the phrase melting pot and tossed salad (dirty!) and even, get this, “multiculturalism”.

]]> By: Akrypti http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-26571 Akrypti Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-26571 If I'm not mistaken, the original term "melting pot" came from a play about the Jewish Diaspora. The illustration on the bill depicted the melting concept with Blacks and Asians feeding the "fire" that boils the melting pot. We're not actually thrown *into* the pot...it's originally a term regarding assimilation of all the Caucasians of "diverse" European descent. Blacks and Asians at the time were still seen as unassimilable. Thus, as an Asian American, I shy away from the term "melting pot" altogether. If I’m not mistaken, the original term “melting pot” came from a play about the Jewish Diaspora. The illustration on the bill depicted the melting concept with Blacks and Asians feeding the “fire” that boils the melting pot. We’re not actually thrown *into* the pot…it’s originally a term regarding assimilation of all the Caucasians of “diverse” European descent. Blacks and Asians at the time were still seen as unassimilable.

Thus, as an Asian American, I shy away from the term “melting pot” altogether.

]]> By: Akrypti http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-141421 Akrypti Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-141421 If I'm not mistaken, the original term "melting pot" came from a play about the Jewish Diaspora. The illustration on the bill depicted the melting concept with Blacks and Asians feeding the "fire" that boils the melting pot. We're not actually thrown *into* the pot...it's originally a term regarding assimilation of all the Caucasians of "diverse" European descent. Blacks and Asians at the time were still seen as unassimilable. Thus, as an Asian American, I shy away from the term "melting pot" altogether. If I’m not mistaken, the original term “melting pot” came from a play about the Jewish Diaspora. The illustration on the bill depicted the melting concept with Blacks and Asians feeding the “fire” that boils the melting pot. We’re not actually thrown *into* the pot…it’s originally a term regarding assimilation of all the Caucasians of “diverse” European descent. Blacks and Asians at the time were still seen as unassimilable.

Thus, as an Asian American, I shy away from the term “melting pot” altogether.

]]> By: jozjozjoz http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-26569 jozjozjoz Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:12:14 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-26569 Claire: I love how we can take a post about anything and then start talking about food. Claire: I love how we can take a post about anything and then start talking about food.

]]> By: jozjozjoz http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/comment-page-1/#comment-141420 jozjozjoz Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2007/08/09/thoughts-from-north-of-the-border-mosaic-vs-melting-pot/#comment-141420 Claire: I love how we can take a post about anything and then start talking about food. Claire: I love how we can take a post about anything and then start talking about food.

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