Melting Pot or Cultural Pluralism ? Changing views on American ethnicity

Unum »means" one from many people "from today, mainly means a complex relationship between the Federal Union and 50 sovereign nations and the central government. However, this sentence arises from different versions of the seal proposed by Benjamin Franklin in the early American Revolutionary War. His designs are lined up on the shields, six European people who occupy the majority of whites in new countries, such as the UK, Scots, Irish, German, Dutch, and French (') It represents the emblem of. In this case, "E Pluribus Unum" clearly states something other than a constitutional arrangement. It is recognized that the survival of a new government depends on the ability to build a nation from racial diversity to its normal population.

The seal of "E Pluribus Unum" and Franklin reflects the majority of the paradox and ambiguity in the concept of American citizenship. On the one hand, the motto means that people stand out from a lot of people. On the other hand, the shield indicates that the composition group maintains their individuality. Therefore, the desire to completely eliminate the disparity and make social energy attributable to racial racists presents an alternative model to establish American citizenship. The former is enveloped in the thought of "crucible", while the latter is creating a buzzword such as "cultural diversity".

Neither "crucible" nor "cultural diversity" has been sufficiently successful to explain the formation of American citizenship. The adaptation process in the American history is different from the meaning of the word "melting furnace" and is more complicated, but flexibility due to group differences creates only certain aspects of "cultural pluralism". However, as these models have both prescription and explanation, the increase and decrease compared to other people not only provide important evidence but also provide real opinions to Americans, We also provide information on how you want to be. Important evidence

America is a crucible of a mixture of race, nation and culture. Nonetheless, the first generation Americans found themselves at the intersection of accepting "Americans" - eliminating some ethnic-cultural links and contacting their ancestral culture I will keep in touch with you. I have never felt such a confrontation before I was 13 or 14 years old. To be Indian is as natural and important as me for Americans. There is no struggle; I am proud of two aspects of my identity. The situation changed when I was a high school student. I began to see the color, paying attention to the names of "strange" and "ethnic", compared with my colleagues. I am from a diversified town in South Asia with many populations, but I still feel that I am strange. For people of color it feels difficult in traditional "white" American houses. But why is the US always white in my head?

The United States is widely regarded as a "crucible" of many generations. This country has acquired its position by accepting immigrants from different cultures, shaping and integrating American lifestyles. However, the concept of "Big Melt Pot" in the United States began to disappear. According to a "Newsweek" poll, "Only 20% believe the United States is a crucible" (Morganthau and Wolfberg, paragraph 4). - The story of Edward Albi Zoo In Edward Albi's drama "The Tale of the Zoo", Jerry told Peter a strange story that the people he met had influenced his shallow and sad presence to prove Albi That viewpoint is that society is indifferent, unfriendly, helpless, unnecessarily consumed and empty. In order to make Peter understand that his life is full of emptiness and shallowness, Jerry communicates the lives of some people in his host family to Peter.