Résumé:
The United States of America is one of the most diverse nations in the world. This is a direct
consequence of many centuries of continuous immigration. Successive waves of immigrants from
all over the world have come to the United States since the 17th century from different national,
cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. The reputation of the USA as an inclusive
environment that celebrates diversity and values freedoms has been one of the main motives that
attracted immigrants from every corner in the planet to the USA. This thesis is an attempt to
understand the way this vast ethnic diversity has been managed. It scrutinizes some of the most
pertinent approaches and strategies deployed to manage the largely multicultural environment in
the country and the paradigms and metaphors used to depict this diversity. Hence, historical
reviewing and analysis are deployed to conduct the research which draws on a wide range of
references and bibliographical sources.
