Not such a tossed salad

Are you fluent in more than one language? Are you from a different background then where you are living now? In the US, we look to check off as many boxes as we can. On College Apps, you are automatically put ahead of everyone else if you are bilingual or from another country. 1/15 Native American- check, 1/8 Hispanic- check, 1/6 African American- check. Check, check, check. Why? Because we value a diverse and eclectic student body. This doesn’t just apply for colleges, this applies for the country as a whole. However, this is not the case in France. In France, there are no boxes to even check for race and religion. Instead of the “tossed salad” approach, which celebrates a blend of cultures, France pushes for assimilation. Do as the French do. In fact, this push toward a Gallois culture has often ended in subtle acts of racism. For example, students who have Arab names, are having trouble finding internships, and people who live in the poorer “banlieus” (suburbs) are at times, automatically thrown out from the job pool just because of their zip codes. Will France move away from the ideals of “la Republique Francais” to accommodate this diverse group of people? 

We meet an artist who put together a piece of hundreds of different faces of children