Dr. James A. Banks is a professor of education and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. I spoke with him about his book, Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society . There are many definitions for and misconceptions about multicultural education. Look at the U.S. today.
Demographics prove that it's changing.
Census Bureau statistics show that we're experiencing massive immigrations, the biggest since the turn of the century. Most of these people are coming from Asia and Latin America. The Bureau predicts that by 2050, nearly one half of the U.S. population will be people of color. In order to live in unity, we must rethink our idea of America.