Politics of Multiculturalism in the Asia Pacific

The Politics of Multiculturalism in the Asia/Pacific

David Myers (ed)

It is inevitable that the prevailing ideology of a nation, whether overtly or covertly, will predetermine a mono-cultural language and literacy syllabus unless multicultural activists and ethnic minorities make their voices heard through the public media. the purpose of literacy is not just to find a job. Literacy is the vital key to an intelligent participation in self-government by multicultural democracy. [David Myers]

Think of the benefits that could arise if Westerners began to make an effort to learn from the rich pool of knowledge stored in the languages of Australia and the Pacific instead of ignoring them or destroying them. At a time when Western technology, society and philosophy are in an almost permanent state of crisis, solutions from outside philosophical systems may be particularly important. [Peter Muhlhausler]