The Disasters of Official English
The chinese kid and the kid with the Indian accent play with their classmates, everything seems great, all laughs and smiles. However, these two children can no longer speak to their families from back home; they do not even remember the customs of their culture that they once practiced. These boys feel lost like they do not belong with all of their friends. The chinese kid and the Indian kid came to America with their parents and were forced to assimilate to the American lifestyle.. Throughout history, the debate on whether the United States should make English its official language has risen. But if English were to become the official language, it would prove detrimental and impossible to accomplish, illustrates Robert King in his article “Should English Be the Law?” (537). The article, "Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation”, defines assimilation as the “consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group (such as immigrants, or …show more content…
The article "Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation" expresses that immigrants will have more success and opportunities if they assimilate to the majority of the American society (4). People who assimilate and learn English often get hired because this would allow workers to communicate with each other, so mistakes would not occur due to misunderstandings. The article continues to illustrate that with assimilation, less hatred of different cultures would lead to less hate crimes because these foreigners have become similar to the majority ("Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation" 4). By assimilating, superiority complexes dwindle down because one culture will not feel more powerful than another. After assimilation, everyone’s culture becomes similar; evidently, resulting in less crimes, allowing people to live safely within their
The chinese kid and the kid with the Indian accent play with their classmates, everything seems great, all laughs and smiles. However, these two children can no longer speak to their families from back home; they do not even remember the customs of their culture that they once practiced. These boys feel lost like they do not belong with all of their friends. The chinese kid and the Indian kid came to America with their parents and were forced to assimilate to the American lifestyle.. Throughout history, the debate on whether the United States should make English its official language has risen. But if English were to become the official language, it would prove detrimental and impossible to accomplish, illustrates Robert King in his article “Should English Be the Law?” (537). The article, "Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation”, defines assimilation as the “consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group (such as immigrants, or …show more content…
The article "Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation" expresses that immigrants will have more success and opportunities if they assimilate to the majority of the American society (4). People who assimilate and learn English often get hired because this would allow workers to communicate with each other, so mistakes would not occur due to misunderstandings. The article continues to illustrate that with assimilation, less hatred of different cultures would lead to less hate crimes because these foreigners have become similar to the majority ("Debate: Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation" 4). By assimilating, superiority complexes dwindle down because one culture will not feel more powerful than another. After assimilation, everyone’s culture becomes similar; evidently, resulting in less crimes, allowing people to live safely within their