'''Multiculturalism''' used to mean the celebration of the good things that other cultures bring to the melting pot of America. This ''pluralism'' has given way to a ''particularism'' which exalts foreign culture, language and even national identity over American ideals. | '''Multiculturalism''' used to mean the celebration of the good things that other cultures bring to the melting pot of America. This ''pluralism'' has given way to a ''particularism'' which exalts foreign culture, language and even national identity over American ideals. |