名称主要来自于1908年上演的同名剧。 大部分人认为种族偏见是文化融合的 最大障碍。
Race melting
American has become the third-most populous country, while the native population is decreased as opposed to the immigrations. Although the white is still the largest constitute of Americans, 50.4% of American children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups(2012).
Ku Klux Klan：
1st Klan（1865—1870s） 2st Klan（1915—1944） 3st Klan（since 1946）
——they advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically expressed through terrorism.
熔炉指不同文化与种族的人移居到美国， 融合到一起，创造了现在多元的美国文化。
The origin of the“melting pot ”:
a Jew from England named Israel Zangwill penned a play entitled "The Melting Pot”, which was opened in Washington In 1908. after that The melting-together metaphor came into general usage. however, Some old stock Americans believed that immigrants could never be assimilated. There can be little doubt that race prejudice is the greatest single barrier to assimilation(同化).
What’s the difference between “melting pot ” and “salad boபைடு நூலகம்l”
The concept of the “melting pot ”:
The melting pot is a metaphor used to describe the fusion(融合) of different nationalities, ethnicities and cultures. Which was equated with "Americanization“. maybe It was the idealized process of immigration and colonization and it was connected to utopian(乌托邦) visions of the emergence of an American "new man".
Mixed-bloods
Culture melting
Race melting
Obama American& Kenya
Kung fu panda
Chinatown
The concept of the “salad bowl”:
In the salad bowl model, various American cultures are juxtaposed(并列) — like salad ingredients. This idea proposes a society of many individual cultures in addition to the mixed culture that is modern American culture, and the term has become more politically correct (政治正确) than melting pot.
alternative metaphors： Cultural mosaic and Kaleidoscope
——is the mix of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that co-exist within society.
文化马赛克 文化万花筒
美国不同移民 就像沙拉一样， 虽然都在一个盘 子里，却彼此独 立。
Xenophobia(排外心理)：
Chinese Exclusion Act (United States)（1880-1943）
——It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.