Becoming American Beyond the Melting Pot
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The United States is often referred to as the ¡°Great Melting Pot,¡± a metaphor that connotes the blending of many cultures, languages and religions to form a single national identity. But this metaphor fails to capture the slow, complex and frequently turbulent process by which immigrants of diverse backgrounds and beliefs join U.S. society, even as they transform it."