Word: assimilationism
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Although discrimination is not as blatant inthe Jewish community, some said assimilation canat times be a problem.
"I remember when I went to a religious dayschool, the other kids would make fun of mebecause I didn't look Jewish," said Joel B. Pollak'99. "I think assimilation is [creating asituation of] hiding outward symbols of Judaism."
As a Cuban American and naturalized U.S. citizen, I was very happy that Grove was TIME's choice. A virtual unknown to most people, this man is a clear symbol of success for every refugee who comes to the U.S. with a sincere desire to succeed through ingenuity and hard...
The problem with the American personal approach to foreign policy is not its focus on ideas, but its assimilation of ideas to personality. Unlike God, we cannot trust diplomats to interact with every individual in the same way. We cannot know that they will be steady over time or that...
Sally's breakdown is prompted partly by her assimilation anxiety as the child of Chinese-American immigrants; by book's end, however, she is a universal character whose struggle for identity anyone can identify with. "At my readings there's been an interesting mix," says Chao. "Out of, say, 35...