The melting pot is a methapor about the integration of the new foreigners citizens that they arrive to the United States and how they pass to conform a common culture.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European immigration to the United States became increasingly diverse and increased substantially in numbers. Beginning in the 1890s, large numbers of Southern and Eastern European immigrant groups such as the Italians, Jews, and Poles arrived. Many returned to Europe but those who remained merged into the cultural melting pot, adopting American lifestyles.
By contrast, Chinese arrivals met intense hostility and new laws in the 1880s tried to exclude them, but many arrived illegally. Hostility forced them into "Chinatowns" or ethnic enclaves in the larger cities, where they lived a culture apart and seldom assimilated. The acquisition of Hawaii in 1898, with full citizenship for the residents of all races, greatly increased the Asian American population.
In the early 20th century, the meaning of the recently popularized concept of the melting pot was subject to ongoing debate which centered on the issue of immigration. The debate surrounding the concept of the melting pot centered on how immigration impacted American society and on how immigrants should be approached.
I think that it is very interesting Gabriel to see how all these natiolalities melted in one country.
ReplyDeleteVery good information and a fantastic map
ReplyDeleteI have never heard about the "melting pot". It´s a good example of how integration politics can be accomplished.
ReplyDeleteYou learn something new every day if you are lucky!.