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This 3 page paper examines several minority groups in the United States and looks at their original cultures. How the groups have assimilated in the United States are discussed. A variety of groups are noted inclusive of Puerto Rican Americans, Asian Americans and Native Americans. Different characteristics of each group are duly noted. No bibliography.
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minority groups in respect to assimilation? How do the similarities and differences influence interactions between minority groups and the dominant culture? In evaluating several cultural groups--African Americans, Native Americans,
Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans and Puerto Rican Americans--it is clear that certain groups resemble the dominant culture whereas others try to retain identities that go more to their home lands.
While it is true that some groups are resistant to assimilation, some cultural traits of minorities are similar to that of the dominant culture.
For example, Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans have traditional cultural values but embrace Eastern customs. Although for instance many Chinese Americans are Catholic or practice some form of Christianity, both
Chinese and Japanese people have ties to Buddhism and eastern thought. While this might seem to be peculiar to this minority, the truth is that in recent times, Americans have
embraced Eastern culture to a much larger extent than they have in the past. Still, cultural values of Asian communities do differ in terms of acceptance of popular culture for
example. Many Chinese families in the United States are strict disciplinarians, something difficult to implement in todays lax and liberal society. Many in these traditional groups try to retain their
language and keep their heritage alive to an extent. Their native languages of course differs a great deal from English and this can create cultural barriers. Assimilation here is not
as vast as it is in other hyphenated groups. Cultural traits of the African American are probably more like the dominant culture than many of the other cultures discussed. That
is because, for instance, while immigrants had come to the country in waves, African immigration was in the form of slavery which began in the seventeenth century. Therefore, many slaves
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