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America’s Most Diverse Neighborhoods And Metros

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Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday during the Civil War, in an attempt to restore peace and unity to the United States. In today’s diverse America, Thanksgiving remains widely celebrated and crosses religious, racial, and ethnic lines (though some Native Americans consider Thanksgiving a Day of Mourning), with Americans from different regions of the US and different countries around the globe bringing their own traditions to the Thanksgiving table.

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City growing in diversity

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According to census data from Statistics Canada, our city is becoming more and more diverse every year. New numbers show 12 per cent of city residents speak a mother tongue other than English, according to 2011 data. It’s a slight increase from the percentage the city reported in 2006 but it’s a positive development for Lethbridge, according to Dr. Surya Acharya, president of the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association.

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