Question of the Day 10/29 If someone was about to move to this school from Kenya, what 3 things would you tell them to prepare them for life/culture/high school in the United States?

US Culture Cy Woods HS

What sort of things/ideas do we associate with the American culture? US Culture What sort of things/ideas do we associate with the American culture?

US Culture Where does our culture come from? US = “Melting Pot” A blending of different cultures Some people believe the US is more like a “Salad Bowl” Different ethnic groups are not mixing as much as they used to

US Culture Which cultures have influenced American culture? Irish culture African culture English culture German culture Asian cultures Hispanic culture

Immigration Waves Before 1970s most immigrants were from Europe. 1970s – present, most immigrants are from Latin America and Asia.

Are both groups essential to the US? Immigration Today Today, there are 2 major migrant groups: Highly educated or those with specialized skills Engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc No education or job skills These people perform the jobs no American really wants Are both groups essential to the US?

Ethnic Enclaves Culture groups clustered together in areas called ethnic or cultural enclaves Enclaves exist in big cities around the US: Little Italy Chinatown Asiantown

Ethnic distribution in the US & Canada

Projected population growth: Around the year 2000, Hispanics became the largest minority group in the US, surpassing African Americans

Religion

Language

Why here?