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A Multicultural Landscape and Multiculturalism of Canada: Implications for Korea

Authors
Frideres, James S.Kim, Andrew Eungi
Issue Date
2010
Publisher
INST KOREAN STUDIES
Keywords
Canada; Korea; Canadian Multiculturalism; Ethnic Diversity; Multicultural Society; Multicultural Policy; Immigration
Citation
KOREA OBSERVER, v.41, no.4, pp.677 - 698
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SSCI
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KCI
Journal Title
KOREA OBSERVER
Volume
41
Number
4
Start Page
677
End Page
698
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/118501
ISSN
0023-3919
Abstract
Canada became the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as official state policy in 1971. Since then, Canada has been looked upon with admiration by leaders in many parts of the world for being one of the most successful pluralist societies in the world. In grappling with the growing ethnic diversity in South Korea, government officials and scholars alike have looked to Canada as a potential model for the country to emulate. This is how the concept of multiculturalism naturally became a keyword of contemporary Korean society. The problem is, however, the term has often been misused and misunderstood. The biggest problem has been the failure to distinguish between multicultural society as a fact, i.e., ethnic diversity in Korean society, and multiculturalism as a policy and ideology. In particular, the latter has been used without an adequate understanding of the multiplicity of its meanings, complexity and implications. This paper aims to redress this problem by attempting to better understand multiculturalism by examining its philosophy and policy in Canada. The paper analyzes Canadian multiculturalism from multidimensional approaches and discusses the applicability of the concept in the Korean context.
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