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> Assimilation, Resistance is Futile
turnea
post Aug 26 2003, 02:09 AM
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What does assimilation into "American culture" mean? Is is beneficial for Americans of different ethnic/racial/national backgrounds? Who are the "hyphenated-Americans" harming?
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turnea   Assimilation   Aug 26 2003, 02:09 AM
GoAmerica   It means to adapt to a culture and be able to fun...   Aug 26 2003, 02:44 AM
Bill55AZ   I guess it depends on what kind of culture exists...   Aug 26 2003, 03:14 AM
Alan Wood   I see this as as the absorbing of other culturally...   Aug 26 2003, 04:09 AM
Paladin Elspeth   American culture is like a Whitman's Sampler. ...   Aug 26 2003, 05:59 AM
Rancid Uncle   Modern America is all about letting you be differe...   Aug 26 2003, 02:17 PM
Mrs. Pigpen   What does assimilation into "American culture...   Aug 26 2003, 02:58 PM
Andyman783   Assimilation, as it is defined, is a subtle part o...   Aug 26 2003, 02:59 PM
turnea   As far as I can tell african-americans do so only...   Aug 26 2003, 09:02 PM
pheeler   I agree, but I think that most people who identif...   Sep 3 2003, 11:29 PM
GoAmerica   an ethnic American, such as a Hispanic American, t...   Sep 4 2003, 03:16 AM
Cephus   But of course, Muslims adapt to American culture ...   Sep 4 2003, 05:02 PM
JonBon   From Dictionary.com - Assimilation - The process ...   Sep 9 2003, 01:36 PM
kmsouthern   From this thread alone, it's obvious that it...   Sep 9 2003, 02:20 PM
Cephus   Actually, in California, English is the official ...   Sep 9 2003, 03:24 PM
turnea   A remarkably pertinent example seeing as said Sik...   Feb 17 2004, 02:39 AM
Jaime   CLOSED. Found on oldie, did you, turnea? :wink2:...   Feb 17 2004, 03:06 AM

 

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