The Melting Pot Of The World

Known to many as the ‘melting pot,’ the United States consists of a variety of cultures and peoples. Immigrants from near and far traveled and continue to do so for economic opportunities or to escape persecution. One particular group of people who immigrated to the United States were the Filipinos or Pinoys, as some like to call themselves. Due to its 400-year colonization by Spain and the United States, the Filipino American populace increased after the Philippines became a territory under U.S. control. The last Asiatic group to migrate to the United States, the Filipinos have contributed to the American society through a variety of occupations, such as sailors or nannies. Moreover, the U.S. colonization of the Philippines from

The concept of a ‘Melting pot” is an idea that America is known for and accustomed to for years and years to come. Unfortunately, that analogy leads people to get rid of their culture for the American culture. Leading the public to the point where they strive to prove their differences just to stand out and make a name. One demographic, African Americans, have been trying to reconnect to their native heritage after being stripped from their identity years ago. From their traditions, how they cook food, and the way they do their hair. African Americans have become more determined to be in touch with their inner self as the years go by. Because they were ripped from their homeland African Americans may never know to the full extent of

In Forging a New Vision of America 's Melting Pot by Gregory Rodriguez the author expresses support for a heavy Mexican influence in the United States and integration of races. The author made some points about how legislatures have tried to stop Mexicans from entering the country and have repeatedly tried to keep them down as second class citizens. It seems that he wants Mexicans to have more influence in mainstream media, but I feel as if he 's pushing it too strong. I 'm all for equality, but it seems that he wants Hispanics to take a very large piece of the pie. I prefer an equal amount of the pie for all. It seems that the issue the author is stating about discrimination and legislative action against Hispanics comes from issues stemming from the old days. He mentions the Nineteen-twenties Texas representative John C. Box and his controversial views on immigration of Mexicans, but then he states a strong support in the Nineteen-nineties and their “Latino issues are American issues” mantra. I see why some people may be worried that Mexicans are taking over, because they may lose a little of their culture. Although change isn 't always bad, we cannot just barge in and force a change. America is a diverse country and we have a piece of the whole world here, so for one social group to complain and want their influence to be on a grand scale is just preposterous. We all need to share this melting pot of stew.

Throughout much of its history, the United States has often presented to the world an ideal of assimilation or, colloquially known as, the melting pot. Within the melting pot, it would not matter if one was from Pakistan or the Dominican Republic. If an immigrant worked hard and obey the law of the land, he/she and all his/her descendants will be considered as American as those that have lived here for generations. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case. The problem with the supposed ideal of the melting pot is its own definition, it’s an ideal. Ideals are in essence a perfect version of a current system of values, not a reflection of reality. In reality the idea of the melting pot has been one exclusion, suppression, and forcible assimilation of entire groups of people. Native Americans were driven from their land and confined to reservations. African Americans were held under slavery and later Jim Crow. For Mexicans and Latinos, the situation was quite different. With the primary exception of immigration, there have been very few overt policies that have specifically targeted Latinos. These attacks have instead been more on the sublet, localized variety. To be more precise, it has not been by the basis of any racial identity but attacks of culture. These methods could be categorized into four specific groups.

America; the “so called 'Melting Pot”, where people can become as one. Excuse me but may I be the first one to say, this is far from the truth. People are constantly judging and being judged by others. This “obligation” we all seem to get, in the midst of this action, is one of our greatest character flaws. Whether we choose to accept it or not, everything that revolves around judgement is fear. A fear to be different, a fear to be seen differently, a fear of not being accepted. It is sad to me to think that most people are afraid of being themselves, instead they are trying to find their way to fitting in this world. It is what consumes and brain washes our society into thinking that we are some how superior than the person next to us.

However, Paine correctly depicts America’s melting pot created by the assimilation of immigrants from all different nations in the world. The United States is comprised of people from various cultures, religions, ethnicities, and beliefs. The population generally speaking, encourages diversity, welcomes those of all backgrounds, and provides assistance to support their beliefs and customs. They also experience all the rights that citizens do and there are laws in place to avoid discrimination at school or in the workplace for their race or ethnicity.

The United States has been referred to as a melting pot, but what happens when the place where many come to chase a superficial “American Dream” fails us. And divides the nation more than it has been in the past as well as hurts businesses, and affects immigrants lives. Who knew one man who holds the most amount of power in the United States could be as close minded and oblivious due to his lack of racial knowledge. One thing many of us pride ourselves with is learning about other races and cultures and being racial ‘woke’ in order to decrease racism and racial injustices towards one another. By doing we help the quality of life of each other slightly better, instead of creating barriers that only divide us.

From the birth of the United States, immigrants have always caused an environment something more representative of a big melting pot. In terms of cooking a melting pot is used for melting metals or other substances are melted or fused together (Dictionary.com).On the other hand in a nation, a melting pot is a place where a variety of races, cultures, or individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole (Dictionary.com). Which in retrospect do not fall very far from each other in terms of literal definitions. Both simply mean the fusing of different things together, whether that be metals, cheeses, or cultures. Immigrants who have been accepted into this “Melting Pot” society have found it very difficult to live in a new place and also be able to express themselves the way they deem worthy. Many immigrants are almost forced to let their culture and heritage become a joke for the sake of being accepted. Just because people think it is okay to demoralize someone and what they believe in does not mean that the other people agree with the occurring of the events. It is just that for the sake of blending in and keeping things at peace immigrants have kept their mouth shut for ages. There comes a time when the immigrants themselves begin to believe the joke that their culture has become and embrace it as if it were their own. Some cultures and heritages get lost and people begin to forget what actually was and not what it is has become. There has been some sort of debate about certain

America is home to everyone. Your native land is not of essence once in America. In this paper, the main objective is look at the new word in fashion t salad bowl and why it is preferred to the old one melting pot as a metaphor to describe America. For some time now, America has been best described by the term melting pot. A melting pot is a metaphor used to describe a situation that is more the same as that of cheese.

America is a melting pot made up of people from many different races and ethnic backgrounds, so why are the American news broadcasters predominantly white men in their late forties? News represents the American society so therefore American broadcasters should reflect society as a whole. In addition, many people consider news anchors role models and it is important to see themselves represented and trust their news source. The lack of diversity among newscasters impacts the audience’s reception of the news. People are more likely to trust news sources that they relate to and identify with. Many people do not even notice the lack of diversity or understand the impact it has on society. There needs to be more of an effort to reflect diversity among our newscasters to correct the history of discrimination, to accurately reflect the audience and to provide role models and promote positive images.

When I first read our assignment, my thoughts were that this is going to become a difficult task for me because I am someone that appreciates every culture. I am amazed that the United States is called the melting pot and some people do not realize why we are called the melting pot and the reason for the United States being called the melting pot is because our country is unique in comparison to other nations. When researching, what is a melting pot I found the perfection definition and the definition for melting pot is “A melting pot is a metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend as one. America is often called a melting pot.” Some countries that have become created by individuals who are almost all the same regarding

The mantra of the United States advertises life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, as inalienable rights in the quest for the dream of living free to follow your aspirations. Our founding fathers could not have foreseen the greed of today’s capitalism, the challenges of individual identities not native of her people, nor the discord that would come from the ability to follow those individual dreams while following the entrenched Americanized social systems. The truth may be found in a mantra, which was never meant for all Americans. “Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”, a great ideal, but one which seems to apply only those born into privileged white families, and who are considered the elite within the social stratification.

I am proof of peace. It was my first class of the day five years ago when my social studies teacher asked me if I thought America was a melting pot or a salad bowl. I thought about this question and I still think about it today, but my answer which I have transformed over and over again has become that America is a salad bowl but each individual is a melting pot. America as a whole is considered a salad bowl to me because of the diverse religions, cultures, languages, and so much more that can divide people into different groups. But each individual is a melting pot of ethnicities and culture to develop their own unique identity. For me I am a melting pot of three religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) and over 20 countries (All of Europe

The United States is commonly know as a melting pot of nations, in which people from around the world have emigrated to form a homogeneous yet varied culture. Although we come from different ethnic groups, we are usually bound together through our common English language. This becomes an issue, however, when immigrants are not familiar with English and American culture, and instead attempt to keep their own heritage alive. They are often torn between identities through language, the one they speak at home which they are familiar with, and the one they must adhere to in public. This often leads to struggle and conflict on both sides, dealing with different cultures and how people react when assimilation occurs. Because of this, living in the United States often requires us to completely accept only one identity, even though hints of the other may spill over at times.

The United States is considered a melting pot because of the vast array of different cultures, ethnicities, and religious groups who all live within its borders. Other countries with fewer cultural differences have been torn apart by the conflicts that arise between these differing groups. It is believed by some that the United States has been able to avoid such ethical conflicts as have brought down other nations but looking at American history it is evident that this is not true. America's history is one of ethnic conflict because of religion, nationalistic, and particularly ethnic differences. The two centuries that the United States has existed has been a history of racial marginalization particularly against African Americans which culminated with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the present, the United States likes to claim that as a nation, we are color blind but evidence exists to the contrary. The Klu Klux Klan (KKK) still exists, hate crimes are committed based on ethnicity, and stereotypes are perpetuated in order to minimize and ostracize. Despite these instances, the country has held strong largely because although these instances occur, they are not approved of by the government or those involved in criminal justice.