It is said that the grand metaphor to describe the United States is a melting pot, where cultures from all over the world that have gathered in a shared space form a gumbo where their flavors merge, the whole supplanting the constituent parts. In Canada we habitually—perhaps with more smugness than the stereotypical politeness usually ascribed—refer to our nation as a “mosaic,” for a mosaic is made out of obviously disparate elements, each individual piece identifiable on its own. In this... Read this story
