| America has long been known as an ethnic
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| | The United States’ population has
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| ‘melting pot’ in which
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| | also absorbed many Asians from China,
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| individuals of all nations have melted
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| | Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and other
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| into a new race of men.
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| | countries.
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| The country has compared to a big pot of
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| | In general the United States took in
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| soup which had bits of flavour from each
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| | nearly 43 million immigrants between 1820
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| different culture. In time they all
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| | and 1965. All these aliens became
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| blended together forming a new unique
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| | Americans in the process of assimilation,
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| flavour. The basic
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| | naturalization and Americanization.
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| ‘ingredients’ of this
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| | America, on the other hand, has taken its
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| American mixture were immigrants who came
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| | character from an extraordinary variety
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| to America from virtually every country
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| | of peoples.
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| in the world. Europe began sending
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| | Although there were immense differences
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| colonists in the early 17th century but
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| | between immigrants of various races,
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| the massive immigration took place in the
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| | religions, cultures or backgrounds there
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| period from 1880 to 1920 when tens of
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| | was one thing that they had in common:
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| millions of Europeans entered the United
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| | all of them came to America to start a
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| States. Black Americans, the largest
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| | new life leaving everything behind. They
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| ethnic minority in the country, were
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| | all shared certain characteristics now
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| brought to America from Africa in the
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| | regarded to be typically American: the
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| 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries as
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| | courage to take risks, self-reliance,
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| slaves. Hispanics who constitute the next
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| | confidence in the future, optimism and
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| largest ethnic minority in America, have
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| | tolerance of diversity.
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| come from Mexico, Puerto Rico or Cuba.
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