Abstract
The paper examines how one of the central myths about Hispanic or Latino people in America is that they do not want to learn or speak English. The paper details how this myth has been disproved in many studies and statistical analyses. The paper explores how there is tension between the need and desire for assimilation and acceptance and the simultaneous pull towards the retention of culture and language; and the fear of loss of identity through the process of assimilation. The paper concludes that there is a gradual process of assimilation which is taking place among Hispanic women. However, there is also the pull towards cultural traditions, which has resulted in fewer Hispanic women than men learning English and assimilating into American culture.

From the Paper
"This also points to the fact that there will a strong tendency to retain cultural language and traditions among many of the Hispanic immigrants. Furthermore, In the U.S., more than 28 million people speak Spanish at home, and about half of these people speak English less than "very well." (Rodriguez, L.) The following is an excerpt from an interview with a Hispanic woman. From a report entitled Hispanic Trends, this interview serves to illustrate the important part that language plays in the retention of culture."

Tags:tradition, identity, personality, children, dominant, culture

Abstract
This paper contends that being considered the other in a white, Anglo American society often leads to the isolation or marginalization of many Latin Americans assimilating into American culture. It explains that despite this, Latino writers such as Richard Rodriguez, Jose Marti, Sandra Cisneros, Richard Johnson, Junot Diaz and others have used their writing abilities to establish their Latino identities to awaken American society to their existence. It expands on their goal to influence American culture to be more open-minded and accepting of Latinos.

From the Paper
"Being considered "the other" in a dominated white, Anglo American society often leads to the isolation/marginalization of many Latin Americans assimilating into American culture. However, Latino writers such as Richard Rodriguez, Jose Marti, Sandra Cisneros, Richard Johnson, Junot Diaz and others have used their writing abilities to establish their Latino identities to awaken American society to their existence. Their goal has been to influence American culture to be more open-minded and accepting of Latinos, and they have succeeded admirably. But significant challenges remain, for Latin American race and culture still suffers from isolation and marginalization in some regions of the United States, and Latinos are still encountering resistance to their efforts to participate fully in so ..."

Tags:latino, writers, analysis

Abstract
A review of an article reporting a study of the extent of Chinese assimilation and acculturation in greater New York, as of 1980 Census, including comments about the possible lines of research development.

From the Paper
"Three research questions addressed by Zhou and Logan are stated in the first paragraph of their paper on residential mobility by residents of Chinatown in New York City; the question of the overall scale of segregation of New York's Chinese from other social groups, the degree to which decentralization and suburbanization, i.e. moving out of Chinatown, are linked to lower-level segregation, and the characteristics of individual householders that are linked to decentralization and the general residential direction that these characteristics make them point. Noting that previous studies of ethnic-minority..."

Tags:Chinese immigration, acculturation, assimilation, ethnic enclaves

Abstract
This paper provides an exhaustive review of 31 academic sources which touch upon the concepts of transnationalism, citizenship and assimilation. The paper briefly discusses the theoretical frameworks informing many of the sources, touching upon the common threads which connect various ones and which differentiate some from others, and notes how the conceptual re-drawing of concepts such as citizenship have awakened the possibility that new grounds can now be contested as minority groups seek to advance their own interests. Finally, almost as an aside, this paper briefly examines the internal controversies bedeviling the literature.

From the Paper
"The following paper will briefly review the existing literature on the concepts of transnationalism, assimilation and citizenship. Specifically, the ensuing literature review explores these three concepts and points out, where appropriate, areas of concern in how the academic community has addressed each. As should become evident, citizenship is now a problematic term in large measure because the traditional political demarcations that made it easily apprehensible to the casual observer have given way to new and more complex understandings brought about by its complicated and even antagonistic interaction with the growing global phenomenon of transnationalism. "

Tags:transnationalism, citizenship, assimilation

Abstract
This is a take-home text with questions and answers. First, assimilation and integration compared to ideology. Secondly, the transition from the 'darkening' to the 'whitening' of the Jews and what it tells us about race as a social construction.

Tags:assimilation, integration, ideology

Abstract
This paper discusses the flaws inherent in the traditional concept of assimilation and acculturation. The paper explains why the weaknesses in this in the context of immigrant groups and mainstream society.

From the Paper
"Traditionally, assimilation is regarded as an unidirectional, irreversible and sequential process that captures the immigrants' gradual shift away from their culture of origin to incorporate the characteristics of the dominant mainstream society over several generations. When the generation has succeeded in incorporating all the traits and cultural practices of the mainstream society, it is considered to have achieved significant progress. However, this traditional conception of assimilation and acculturation belies the dynamic quality and the different dimensions of assimilation; economic, social, cultural and political. Essentially, immigrant groups may..."

Tags:assimilation

Abstract
This paper examines the processes and sub-processes of assimilation. It looks at how sociologist, Milton M. Gordon, viewed assimilation as a collection of sub-processes emphasizing three main processes: cultural;
structural; and marital assimilation. It focuses on cultural, structural, and marital assimilation between African-Americans and Mexican-Americans in Texas and New York, as represented by 1990 and 2000 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Outline
Introduction
Cultural Assimilation
Marital Assimilation
Secondary Structural Assimilation
Primary Structural Assimilation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Oppression has been a part of the patchwork of American history since the nation's inception, leading to a fairly paradoxical culture in which equality and justice are theoretically cherished at the same time they are questionably practiced, and also in which a legacy of xenophilia, or the welcoming of immigrant contributions to the larger culture, has been mixed with a seemingly contradictory legacy of xenophobia and oppression of minority and immigrant groups. As the result of this historical legacy of oppression, members of a minority group such as African-American and Mexican-American cultures may, over the course of time, internalize the low self-image of themselves that has been traditionally projected by the dominant group as a justification for its oppressive policies."

Tags:cultural, immigration, mexican, pluralism, slavery, marital

Abstract
This paper explains that a theory of assimilation states that home ownership trends correlates with other assimilation-related variables such as English proficiency, concentration of Chinese migrants in surrounding residential areas and other human capital indicators such as income and education level. The author points out that, while speaking English well in general elevates one's home-ownership probability, Chinese households that speak English only at home appear to be at a disadvantage relative to those that speak multiple languages in the home. The paper concludes that Chinese immigrant assimilation is not related to housing and follows a vastly different assimilation model, in both indicators and time scales, than other migrant groups.

From the Paper
"The 2002 U.S. Census Bureau reported that the population that identified themselves as Chinese surpassed 2.7 million, making them the largest Asian group in the United States. The Chinese population has had a deeply rooted and often turbulent immigrant history in the U.S., as a prior exemption from anti-immigration acts ended in 1882 with the Chinese Exclusion Act specifically denying Chinese immigrants any chances of naturalization. However, with the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965 revoked ethnic origin immigration laws. And after long decades of slow growth under tight constraints, Chinese immigration exploded and brought a new, and very different, group of immigrants to America's shores. A wave of skilled workers and family members entered the country and effectually eliminated the old quota system. As a result, the Chinese American population in the U.S. almost doubled within ten years."

Tags:ethnoburb, probability, english, correlation, theory

Abstract
This paper explains that the "melting pot" version of the early American culture overlooks the real economic and social hardships and the immense pressures of ethnic groups to "conform" to the dominant American culture. The author points out that one of the earliest and cruelest stories of assimilation in the United States centers on the African people and their descendants who were brought to the country as slaves. The Scottish-Irish immigrant group, who spoke English and did not come as slaves, faced the challenge of religious discrimination, and the Chinese found it extremely difficult to assimilate into the mainstream culture due to their language and ethnic differences. The paper relates that the most striking example of assimilation in the early 1800s was the push to integrate Native Americans into Anglo culture; Native American children, in many cases, were taken forcibly from their homes and moved to special "schools", in which they were taught the "correct" way to speak, dress, eat, and behave, according to the dominant American culture.

From the Paper
"To a great extent, the story of nineteenth century America is a story of the "others." This is because, whereas the influx of immigrants from Europe, Asia and Africa was immense in scope, the collective imagination of those Americans who viewed themselves as "real Americans" sought to bring those "others" into line with established mainstream American culture without option. Indeed, this assumption that all immigrants as well as Native Americans and African Americans must assimilate into the dominant culture was simply a given."

Tags:mainstream, melting, hardship, conform, discrimination

Abstract
This paper contends that members of the native culture themselves benefit most from their assimilation into the mainstream, and the mainstream society also benefits. The author bases his argument on his first-hand experience with the assimilation of a Navajo family living on a New Mexico Reservation. The paper points out that, for the Caucasian cultures in America, true and complete assimilation takes at least several generations and may not even be entirely possible.

From the Paper
"What constitutes a benefit? Admittedly, there is some room for subjectivity here, but something obtained by an individual or group that advances its progress toward whatever goals it has or the removal of an obstruction to those goals could be considered benefits. Some of these benefits could be characterized as availability of food, healthcare, education, wealth, influence, status, artistic achievement, freedom from prejudice, etc. How these things endure from one generation to the next could also be considered a benefit. Benefits can also be prioritized according to a scale of needs and wants, i.e., acquisition of food and shelter are higher priority than say acquiring a country club membership or a famous set of Kachina dolls."

Tags:navajo, irish, generations, education, enrichment