Immigration: Is America Really a Melting Pot?

Zangwill (1908) wrote as follows. "God is creating Americans! ... The real Americans have not arrived yet, he is a fusion of all races" This is part of the drama "The Melting Pot". Israel Zangwill was a Jew who was born in the UK on January 21, 1864 in London, England. In addition to "crucible", Zangwill also used a pen to protect women's suffrage, Jewish liberation, assimilation and Zionism.

When the immigrants from Europe started flooding the Atlantic to seek a better life, the idea of ​​the United States as a "crucible" of mankind appeared at the turn of the century. America is a country created and defined by immigrants, even if "crucible" is a metaphor, it is more evident in our field. However, the food that once dominated Manhattan has almost lost its history. Although it seems to be impossible now, the sea area around New York City is full of shellfish. When he arrived at the river finally named after his name, Henry Hudson wrote the number of fish to surprise him. The beach in Manhattan is full of oysters and clams, this is the last place of Lower Manhattan 's "Pearl Street" which was originally the original coastline.

The United States is widely regarded as a "crucible" of many generations. This country has acquired its status by accepting immigrants from various cultures, shaping and integrating American lifestyles. However, the concept of "Big Melt Pot" in the United States began to fade away. According to a "Newsweek" poll, "Only 20% believe the United States is a crucible" (Morganthau and Wolfberg, paragraph 4). - Edward Albi Zoo Story In Edward Albi's drama "The Tale of the Zoo", Jerry says a strange story that the people he encounters influence on his shallow and sad presence to prove what Albi believes Society is unnecessarily indifferent, unkind, helpless, and empty. To make Peter understand that his life is full of emptiness and shallowness, Jerry tells Peter the lives of some people who were with him.

This view of crucibles is carried out through self-recognition of the United States. We believe that we are immigrants from all over the world. The furnace means that a lot of ingredients are added to the pan, and as a result all mixtures create a new taste or a unique American culture. But that is not the case. Our story is very different. The first permanent pioneer was White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) from the UK. They created the American culture, after which immigrants followed it. Immigrants bring their own culture and language. Then each country followed a similar story and then studied the generations of mainstream culture, English, adopted the white Anglo-Saxon approach. For example, the largest ethnic group who emigrated to America in the 19th century came from Germany. But what about the Germans in America? We have German restaurant from Germany and Christmas habit. But that's it.