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American Culture：From Melting Pot，Salad Bowl to Tapestry Culture【Abstract】It is convinced that culture has always been one of the trending topics people revel in talking with great gusto.American culture is no exception，which de facto can attribute the “vogue” to its unique cultural pluralism.Being a multinational country，American culture changes over time.It is firstly recognized as the “melting pot”Nevertheless，it pales in the shadow of time.In 1970s，the “salad bowl” statement seems to be a more vivid surrogate of American culture.Until 1990s，“ tapestry culture”gains its popularity.The paper centers on exploring three changes of American culture so as to acquaint learners with a comprehensive understanding of American culture.【Key words】The Melting Pot； the Salad Bowl； the Tapestry Culture1.The“Melting Pot”.The earliest statement related to “melting pot” could date back right into 1782，when French American scholar，J.Hector St.John de Crèvecoeur first published a series of letters named Letters from an American Farmer.The“melting pot”really gained its widespread popularity after in 1908，a drama written by the British Jewish writer，Israel Zangwill，was performed in Broadway and enjoyed a big success.Zangwill said in the drama that “The United States is Gods Crucible，a great melting pot of all races in Europe and all get smelting and recast”.Afterwards，the “melting pot” has become the new surrogate of American culture.Three main points are conceived in “melting pot” statement.The first point comes that America is an already assimilated melting pot，whatever racial or ethnic，after going to its dregs and taking its essence，could find its place in this pot.The second advocates that through melting，a brand-new American culture and a novel American nation are created.The statement also conceives that all European immigrant culture is deprived of its idiosyncrasy and almost nothing remains.Doubtlessly，in academic research field，any vivid metaphor for social phenomena couldn’