Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The norm that people live in one based on common grounds like national identity, religion and culture has become a thing of the past. Now most countries have immigrant coming in from their countries and literally living most of their lives there.
 In the article " Trans_National American " by Randolph S. B ourne, he wrote of the awakening of the so-called Americans, who were themselves immigrants who came in search of freedom and the right to better their lives. He touches on the need if not to embrace but for them to understand the need of infusion of the various norms and cultures of immigrants which has made this unique and great nation.        
He further explained that "Melting pot" idea was not going to happen because there is Americanization in the first place, their being the first immigrants did not even take the natives way of living but came with their own. In fact their feeling of superiority and disdain for other race and culture has become a problem as human rights are being trampled upon.
And that for Americans to be americanized, there is the need for educate on how technology and innovation have made the world to be cosmopolitan. More so America with its policy of inviting and giving opportunities to every person to live and better one's self.
Is there going to be an Americanization; one might ask.Bourne believed with the right education it is possible but certainly not based on our first immigrant ideas.
I think this will be possible if the tolerance for other immigrants way of living and accepted if not embraced.

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