Nancy Foner defines multiculturalism as the coexistence of plural cultures or cultural diversity, and discusses the peculiar and unique way in which New York has evolved according to this multiculturalism.  She brings up an interesting point that what happens in New York has the potential to bring on great change throughout the United States of America.  Our one super diverse city put together of thousands and millions of people has the ability to make a change throughout the whole nation, which includes much more people.  This makes sense though because whether or not the immigrants are moving out of New York today, about 10% of all foreign born people throughout the nation have at one point within their lives lived in New York City, and this is not counting people who migrated to New York City from other states.  However, New York is not representative of the whole United States as people are characterized differently in different part throughout the nation.  Non-Hispanic-whites for example are known as ‘white’ in New York, while they are known as Anglo in California.  This brings up an interesting point, that even though New York City maybe the most multicultural city in the nation, it does not sum up our country, it is one sect of it.  New York seems to still hold true the idea of the ‘United States,’ whose streets were said to paved with gold and accepting everyone no matter where they come from.  This is especially true when some compare Los Angeles to NYC, in New York there is more appreciation for foreigners, while in LA there is a cool and put off attitude when it comes to foreigners.  In New York City, even political leaders have reached out to accommodate those foreign born, and parades and festivals, made possible through social service agencies, are held for almost all of the cultural groups.