We are taking our culture and suturing it to America. Like gum on the bottom of a shoe, we are not going to disappear. Unlike other peoples who totally assimilated, we are more interested in co-assimilation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that Latin culture persists in America through co-assimilation rather than disappearing into the mainstream.
- In plain terms
- We are sticking our culture to America like gum and not disappearing.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain cultural identity while integrating.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does true integration look like?
- How do we keep culture alive?
Another view
Co-assimilation can still be pressured by dominant norms.
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