Monthly Archives: February 2011

Living in America, especially in New York City, we are exposed to many different cultures. Like Greg mentioned, New York City is very diverse, with only a small percentage claiming to be natives. Kasinitz described New York City as “overwhelmingly a … Continue reading →

I agree with everyone else who posted that America is definitely not a melting pot because clearly, as everyone has been saying, there isn’t one uniform “American” culture.  But I also wouldn’t say America was totally a salad bowl either … Continue reading →

I agree with Ashley when she writes that being culturally anonymous isn’t necessarily being a better American. In the Kasinitz article, the author mentions that many of the respondents termed themselves as “New Yorkers” rather as “Americans”. This is because, … Continue reading →

It’s a strange thing to suddenly realize that I had never really bothered to define a word that I had so readily accepted as part of my identity, and it’s even stranger to find that word just about indefinable.  If … Continue reading →

Along with everyone else, I’m leaning towards the salad bowl idea of America. It’s actually a really interesting idea. Think of a salad…of how many parts there are in it. The lettuce, the cucumbers, the carrots, the tomatoes, the onions, … Continue reading →

Greg brings up a very good point in his blog post about America : “The cultures in America, while retaining connection to their roots, are unable to avoid mixing.” I believe that America today is indeed a mix. This idea … Continue reading →

When I refer to myself solely as an American – without any reference to my family’s ethnicity – I mainly do so to indicate two points: my birthplace, and my political freedom. I used to utilize the unhyphenated “American” title … Continue reading →

Scrolling through the 932 songs on my iPod, about half of my music is sung in a language other than English and my Top 25 Most Played playlist includes artists from Italy, Columbia, Korea, Albania, Armenia, Romania, India and Israel. … Continue reading →

I agree with Ashley that America is more of a salad bowl than a melting pot.  We discussed in history last semester a number of attempts to turn America into a melting pot: everything from the role of eugenics to … Continue reading →

I definitely agree with Ashley, and several others who mentioned the idea of America as a “Salad Bowl” as opposed to a melting pot.  Whereas the earliest immigrants to this country may have assimilated, forming a “melting pot” of one … Continue reading →