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America’s ethnic groups have been expected to slip quietly into the mainstream of American society for decades. Today these groups loudly and proudly proclaim that they have not yet merged. Indeed, many of America’s minorities have found renewed relevance and comfort in asserting their separate ethnic identities. Commonly, immigrant parents ponder whether the opportunities in America are worth sacrificing traditional cultures, before making the move to America. American society seems to be too …

…living in America will at one time or another, embrace at least some American societal ideals in order to live as an active member of society. Bibliography www.immigrationforum.org, “From Newcomers to New Americans: The Successful Integration of Immigrants” Colburn, David R. America and the New Ethnicity. National University Publications: London, 1979 Pozzetta, George E. American Immigration and Ethnicity. Garland Publishing, Inc: New York & London, 1991 Reimers, David M. Ethnic Americans Columbia University Press: New York, 1999