Question

When was the "salad bowl" term introduced?

Answer 1

The salad bowl concept suggests that the integration of the many different cultures of United States residents combine like a salad, as opposed to the more traditional notion of a cultural melting pot. New York City can be considered as being a "salad bowl".

Answer 2

The phrase gained wider currency in 1908 during the great wave of slavic jewish and italian immigration when israel zangwills play ''the melting pot'' was produced.