Chapter 1: Shedding Light on multiculturalism

Multiculturalism is always under discussion, and its content is changing along with context. Therefore, understanding from various angles is required. Cultural discussions are indispensable not only in a socioeconomic context, but also in the context of an international society where globalization is progressing.

Chapter 2: The Present Situation and Future of "Advanced Cases of Multiculturalism"

1. Multiculturalism and Policy Issues - A Case Study of Canada
When we examine Canada's concepts and policies of multiculturalism, we see that they are quite advanced in comparison to those of other countries. These ideas have emerged from the country's historical experience as well as from the change of immigration policies, and the multiculturalism have developed under Canada's decentralized political and administrative systems.

2. Quebec-style Multiculturalism - Changing Quebec Society
Multiethnic trends have progressed considerably in recent years in Quebec The peaceful coexistence of various cultures and values has become an important policy issue Focusing on policy developments in the 1990s, this section will discuss how Quebec is finding its own unique mode of "multiculturalism."

3. Multiculturalism and Asian Immigrants in Australia
In large part because of closer economic ties with the Asia-Pacific countries and increasing Asian immigration, Australia has shifted from a "white Australia policy" to a "multicultural policy." This section takes a look at some of the current issues and problems facing Asian immigrants.

4. Aborigines and Multiculturalism in Australia
Since multiculturalism highly values Aboriginal culture as national heritage, the Aboriginal people have acquired self-confidence and pride. Thus, there are signs that they are re-affirming their own culture Economic independence, however, is still difficult, and they continue to be haunted by the vulnerability of depending on others.

Chapter 3: The Possibility of Multiculturalism in Asia

1. The Possibility of Multiculturalism in Malaysia
Malaysia, a typical multiethnic nation in Asia, has adopted its own assimilationist policy called "Bumiputra Policy. "As the result of economic development and the changes in the international political and economic environment, new trends in ethnic policy are appearing as well as emerging signs of cultural pluralization.

2. Multiculturalism and China's Policies for Minorities
Ethnic issues in China are not only unique to the country, but also have many points in common with international multicultural issues. Thus, a global viewpoint including China will be necessary to disentangle the various multi-ethnic issues at the place where those issues indigenous to China and those of a more global nature intersect. This section outlines both the theory and policies behind the multicultural practices of contemporary China.

Chapter 4: Cultural Diversity and Equality in America

With increasing social awareness of human rights and dignity in America, multiculturalism has become an issue spanning various fields including that of history, social ideology, sense of values, and perception It would be, therefore, remiss to discuss multiculturalism only in the context of the racial and ethnic dimensions.

Chapter 5: "The Right to Differ" in France, the Republic of Ideas

Since the French revolution, France has considered the concept of "republic" as the realm of idea integration. With the move to restore local languages and address immigration issues, the "right to differ" slogan appeared in the early 1980s. Today, "the right to differ" is increasingly applicable in "French-type multiculturalism."

Chapter 6: The Language Conflict in Belgium - Separatism Within Integration

Although Belgium is located at the heart of the European integration movement, with separatism rearing its head in some parts of the country, its ability to continue as a state is weakening. With the polarization of Belgian society along language lines, it is getting to the point where we can no longer say that Belgium's existence as a state is immutable.

Chapter 7: America's Multicultural Education - The Search Continues

In America, heated discussions over multicultural education issues continue. In light of the probability of major changes in the ethnic and racial composition of the population, the history and the current trends of multicultural education are briefly introduced.

Chapter 8: Japan - Changing into A Multiethnic and Multicultural Country

Japan, where a racially homogeneous population has formed the overwhelming majority, is being transformed by an influx of foreign workers and foreign residents Through an examination of various issues including racial and bureaucratic discrimination, the symbiosis with different cultures as well as visions of a "multiethnic Japan" for the twenty-first century are examined.

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