America the Beautiful
Roughly 330 million people!
What is "how many people live in the United States?"
After 1892, most immigrants entered America through...
What is "Ellis Island?"
This group of Americans make up about 12% of the current US population.
Who are "African Americans?"
Term for taking on the traits of the dominant culture?
What is "assimilation?"
This is the term for the American belief that all should have the same rights and opportunities...
What is "equality?"
4 out of 5 Americans live in these types of settings...
What is "urban?"
Jobs, hometowns, age, race, ethnic background, religion, interests are examples of...
What is "ways that Americans are diverse?"
This is the connective link between people originally from various countries (Spain, Mexico, Dominican Republic) described as Hispanic Americans...
What is a "spanish speaking heritage?"
Metaphor for people immigrating from all over the world, spending a few years assimilating and becoming Americans with a similar culture.
What is the "Melting Pot" metaphor?
This is the American belief of being able to make your own CHOICES...
What is "freedom?"
Americans are moving to this part of the country...named after our favorite star...
What is the "sun belt?"
Today, these types of jobs are done by 85% of Americans.
What is "service" jobs?
This group of people in America often categorize themselves based on culture rather than bloodline or racial characteristics...
Who are "Native Americans?"
This represents the shared culture in the "Stew" metaphor of immigrant assimilation...
What is the "gravy?"
The American belief of "justice" is a belief in "fairness" but not necessarily that everyone should be treated....
What is "the same?"
Americans are doing one more month of this per year than they did in 1970!
What is "work?"
81 years old
What is the "average life expectancy" for someone in your age group?
Folks of this geographical heritage make up just shy of 5% of the US population?
Who are "Asian Americans?"
This metaphor of assimilation illustrates people from various cultures living in America with varying degrees of assimilation into and exposure to the "dominant" American culture...
What is the "mixed salad" metaphor of immigrant assimilation?
Slavery, women not allowed in universities, Native Americans being forced out of their lands, segregated schools are examples when America has....
What is "NOT lived up to our American Values/Ideals?"
Over 100 years ago, most Americans worked in these two (2) settings...
What is farming and manufacturing?
This generation had LESS children than previous generations.
Who are "baby boomers?"
These exclusion laws of 1882 to 1907 prevented any further immigration of these peoples.
What are "Asian Exclusion Laws?"
Racism is the BELIEF in racial superiority, discrimination is....
What is "the action" of treating others in an oppressive, neglectful or inferior way?