Together for a Better Multicultural Society

摘要

The title of KAME 2018 Conference in Seoul Korea: "Together for a Better Multicultural Society" was well-suited and the message(s) therein desperately needed, given the times we are living in. Inequality and social injustices have skyrocketed across the globe. Democracy across the world is declining as authoritarian leadership rises. Some contend we are in an "authoritarian tsunami," and "a global authoritarian super cycle," Haque (2018). The Everyday Person continues to be preyed upon, suffers indignities, and faced with fewer good opportunities. More people may be working, but they must work more than one job to make it. On our campuses speech is becoming increasingly monitored and syllabi examined for content as we observe the rise of hate groups on city streets. According to Kasoariv and Halvorssen (2017) of the Washington Post, "citizens of 94 countries suffer under non-democratic regimes, meaning that 3.97 billion people are currently controlled by tyrants, absolute monarchs, military juntas or competitive authoritarians. That's 53 percent of the world's population. Statistically, then, authoritarianism is one of the largest - if not the largest - challenges facing humanity."