Melting+Pot

 Melting Pot
Used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States; the melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s.





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Links: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot

@http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_qz.html

@http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92155970

@http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Great.html

@http://www.worldandischool.com/specialcollection/special-collection-diversity.asp

@http://www.america.gov/multimedia/photogallery.html

@http://www.culturalsavvy.com/understanding_american_culture.htm

@http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_4_3.asp