Word: melikian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kopperschmidts have played their mixture of traditional German songs, polkas and American favorites like "It's a Small World" at Oktoberfest for three years, said Manager George M. Melikian...
...think it's going very good," Melikian said. "It's a pleasure playing for these kinds of people...
This intellectual jump from Point A to Point B is ludicrous. Mr. Melikian simply cannot seriously support a link between legally requiring the U.S. government to use English exclusively and destroying the cultural identity of certain ethnic groups. This legislation in no way asks minorities to become Anglo-phones. It does not seek to take away the defining characteristics of the myriad ethnic groups which comprise our American society. It is not xenophobic. It is not racist. It does not evoke images of genocide...
...over-zealous defense of cultural identity, Mr. Melikian forgets a very important part of what it means to be a minority in this country. My father came to the United States from Mexico City at the age of eight, and parts of my family are very familiar with the American immigrant experience. I am the son of an immigrant, and my cultural identity is and always will be an important part of who I am and how I view the world around me. I expect other Americans to respect the rich intricacies of Mexican culture. However, in exchange, other Americans...
...requires only one very simple way for immigrants and their descendants to respect the country they have freely chosen to inhabit: to learn the common language of its citizens. Immigrants owe this and much more to the United States. My father realized this. So do I. So should Mr. Melikian. --Thomas Flores...