In Reinventing the Melting Pot; twenty-one of the writers who have thought longest and hardest about immigration come together around a surprising consensus: yes; immigrant absorption still works-and given the number of newcomers arriving today; the nation's future depends on it. But it need not be incompatible with ethnic identity-and we as a nation need to find new ways to talk about and encourage becoming American. In the wake of 9/11 it couldn't be more important to help these newcomers find a way to fit in. Running through these essays is a single common theme: Although ethnicity plays a more important role now than ever before; today's newcomers can and will become Americans and enrich our national life-reinventing the melting pot and reminding us all what we have in common.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mark KingShines a light on the utter hypocrisy of WHITE Liberalism; especially that in "enlightened" Boston2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A terrific companion to Sokol's first bookBy B. D. ColenA terrific companion to Sokol's first book; "There Goes My Everything;" which examined white southerner's attitudes toward the changes wrought by the Civil Rights Movement. The realities described in this book are actually more surprising than those in the earlier work; because Sokol presents a North every bit as racist; if somewhat more subtly so - and far less violently so; than the South. In light of today's racial explosions; this should be required reading for all Americans.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Check this one out. Gives a whole new look ...By Bob JohnsonCheck this one out. Gives a whole new look at racism and what it really means not only yesterday but also today.
