The Great American Melting Pot 美国熔炉.ppt

The Great American Melting Pot Contents Origin Definition Immigration Multiculturalism Race Melting Language Melting American Dream Conclusion Origin The term “melting pot” comes from the play The Melting Pot, by Israel Zangwill in 1908. America is the great Melting-Pot where all races of Europe are melting and re-forming…Germans and Frenchmen, Irishmen and Englishmen, Jews and Russians—into the Melting-Pot with you all! God is making the American! ——Israel Zangwill Definition heterogeneous homogeneous Immigration Three great human migration 1820~1860 1861~1880 1881~1920 Race Melting Ingredients: White 77.1% Black 12.9% Asian 4.2% Native American 1.5% Others 4.3% Michael Jordan Ang Lee African black Scotland white Chinese American Obamas International Family Black Grandparents: Kenyan White Grandparents: American white Mother: with the Indian lineage Wife: African American Sister: Indonesian and American Brother in law: Chinese American Language Melting Main ingredient: American English Accessories: British English Chinese-English Indian-English Australia-English... How the American Melting Pot works All men are created equal. Endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights including Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --Declaration of Independence The Statue of Liberty is an iconic symbol of the United States and of the American Dream. Conclusion America is built by immigrants, nobody can deny the great contribution they had made. In the Melting Pot, besides the race melting and language melting, there are diversification in literature, music, art, etc. America is open and free, a lot of people come to the United States to realize their American dream. Thanks for appreciation