TheUSA-ANationofNations

TheU.S.A-ANationofNations-TheU.S.A-AUniversalNationSointhiscontinent,theenergyofIrish,Germans,Swedes,PolesandalltheEuropeantribes,oftheAfricans,andofthePolynesians—willconstructanewrace,anewreligion,anewstate.因此，在这块大陆上，爱尔兰人，德国人，瑞典人，波兰人以及所有非洲和波利尼西亚的欧洲部落的居民，他们的力量将创建出一个新的民族，新的宗教信仰，和一个新的国家。-RalphWaldoEmersonUnitGoals•TogetgeneralknowledgeofthediverseculturesoftheU.S.•TolearntheeffectsofimmigrationintheU.S.•TorecognizetheU.S.asauniversalnation•TolearnusefulwordsandexpressionsconcerningethnicaldiversityoftheU.S.andimproveEnglishlanguageskillsOutline•TheAssimilation•MeltingPotorSaladBowl•ContributionsofImmigrantsPart1•WhywereAmericansveryfearfulofimmigrantsinthelate19thandearly20thcentury?•Howdidthose“politicalbosses”helpthoseimmigrants?WhydidmanyAmericansstronglydisapproveofthepoliticalbosses?Part2•Whatarethedifferencesbetweentheterms“MeltingPot”,“SaladBowl”and“Mosaic”?Part3•WhatarethecontributionsthattheimmigrantshavemadetotheUnitedStates?BeforeyoureadTheAssimilationTheUnitedStateswasestablishedbyimmigrants.Althoughimmigrantswhowereliketheearliersettlerswereaccepted,thosewithsignificantlydifferentcharacteristicstendedtobeviewedasathreattotraditionalAmericanvaluesandwayoflife.Mostoftheimmigrantscamefrompoverty-strickennationsofsouthernandeasternEurope.TheyspokelanguagesotherthanEnglish,andlargenumbersofthemwereCatholicsorJews.Americansatthetimewereveryfearfulofthisnewfloodofimmigrants.1.ImmigrantsweresoaccustomedtolivesofpovertyanddependencethattheywouldnotunderstandsuchtraditionalAmericanvaluesasfreedom,self-reliance,andcompetition.2.Immigrantsmightevenchangethebasicvaluesofthenationinundesirableways.Measures:OfferingEnglishinstructionforthenewimmigrantsandcitizenshipclassestoteachthembasicAmericanbeliefs.Consequence:LearningaboutAmericanvaluesgavethemlittlehelpinmeetingtheirmostimportantneeds,suchasemployment,food,andaplacetolive.“politicalbosses”政治老板•Inexchangeforimmigrants’help,thebossesexpectedtheimmigrantstokeeptheminpowerbyvotingfortheminelections.ManyAmericansdisapprovedofthepoliticalbosses.BecauseThebossesseemedtobedestroyingsuchbasicAmericanvaluesasself-relianceandcompetition.ManyscholarsbelievetheyhelpedtoassimilatelargenumbersofnewimmigrantsintothelargerAmericanculture.•ImmigrantscametoacceptmostofthevaluesofthelargerAmericancultureandwereinreturnacceptedbythegreatmajorityofAmericans.MeltingPotorSaladBowl•“meltingpot”•“saladbowl”•“mosaic”meltingpot•ScholarsdisagreeastotheextenttowhichassimilationhasoccurredintheUnitedStates.SomehavedescribedtheUnitedStatesasameltingpotwherevariousracialandethnicgroupshavebeencombinedintooneculture.saladbowl•OthersareinclinedtoseetheUnitedStatesasasaladbowlwherethevariousgroupshaveremainedsomewhatdistinctanddifferentfromoneanother,creatingarichlydiversecountry.mosaic•PerhapstheUnitedStatesshouldbedescribedasamosaic.Ifonelookscloselyatthenation,theindividulesofdifferentcolorsandethnicgroupsarestilldistinctandrecognizable,buttogethertheycreateapicturethatisuniquelyAmerican.outofmany,oneContributionsofimmigrants•ThewidevarietyofimmigrantshavegivengreatcontributionstotheUnitedStates.farmlandlogcabinsclock-makingwineindustrythefirstrailroadthatspannedthenationTheU.S.hasgivenmanypeopleasenseofhopeandsafetythattheyneverhadbefore.Inreturn,immigrantshaveenrichedtheiradoptedlandwiththeirskills,talents,ideals,andhardwork.TheU.S.A.isastrongandprosperouscountrylargelybecauseitisanationofimmigrants.