212: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 4:21 p.m.

This week, Brian, Joanne, and Nathan wrestle with a long-running tension in our country\u2019s history: what it means to assimilate and \u201cbecome American.\u201d We\u2019ll explore the 19th-century notions of who could become an American and the ways they were expected to change. Plus, we\u2019ll discuss how much room there was for a hyphenated American identity in the past and if there is room today.\xa0
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