What makes an American an American? Is it the reputation of Americans being

Christians, or is it the white European cultures. When an Indian man walks

through your neighborhood, do you suddenly assume he is American, or do you

assume is he from India like most people? This ignorance, or in more polite

terms naivety, is what makes America the melting pot that it is. The melting

pot is "an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated

." (Webster's Dictionary) When immigrants come to America they are forced to

assimilate. The assimilation is not by physical force, but it is more so to

conform to the "normal behavior" of the "American" or to the white European.

Who wants to be called an outcast or to be teased? Assimilation among

immigrants is as frequent as it is, because being a victim of mistreatment is...