I fell for the assimilation trap
Brian Roberts, Gaithersburg, MD. I am a middle-aged American black man. I thought that if I lived my life as a solid citizen, went to...
Asian searching for what assimilation took.
Jessy Verkler, Solvang, CA Assimilation allowed me to wish I was white and hate that I wasn’t.
Not white, but my kids are?
Rob Silva Oakland, CA First generation with Indo-Dutch/ El Salvadoran heritage. Family has seemingly always been the non-white in the group, especially when listening to...
Accept, embace my own; respect others
Mark Anderson, Salt Lake City, UT. Assimilation or washing away all of our differences is not desirable. The key is to acknowledge diversity, choosing to...
Black? White? Where are my Hispanics?
Janice Mendoza, East Lansing, MI. I moved to Michigan from Southern California in middle school. I was very shocked to find out that there were...
Assimilation; there is no such thing.
Abel TX Speak English only they say. America is a melting pot; think American, be American. If you assimilate you will fit in and be...
