Assimilation

by Kelly L. Barth

Book Overview

Does one have to speak English to be an American? Or follow a particular religion? Many students learn in school that America is the world's melting pot, yet this belies long-established attempts by many communities to retain aspects of life from original countries. Racial and ethnic identity sometimes conflict with established national narratives, leading some students to wonder how the most diverse country in history can also define itself so narrowly?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737746416
• ISBN13: 9780737746419
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12