Acculturation

America, the land of “Golden Opportunities,” is the world’s melting pot for a growing mass of people. Along with this flowering population, comes an extraordinary sense of diversity and cultural value. Immigrants who come to America bring with them their traditional customs, values and beliefs. Thus many people today have grown up or live in a society of “two worlds.” Because of this, one sees many cultures on “display” on the bus, in the …

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