How is “transnationalism” different from nationalism?
According to Bourne, "transnationalism" is a mixure of people and cultures living together that can interact with other countries. Nationalism is a "traditional" culture, or mind-set. Such as the Anglo-Saxon culure, who he states have not been melted down and remained distinct, but cooperative.
"Some Americans do still have some prejudiced ways and practices, but as a whole we are living in Bourne’s ideal European way."
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie,
You have done a great job on your blog, and you seem to be very smart. I agree with you that we have a lot of diversity in America, but I am not so sure about the immigrant acceptance level in America being ideal. I am sure if you're referring to immigrants from Europe you might be right, but there are a lot immigrants from Latin America and other parts of the world, who would disagree with you.
I am sure you are most likely a very accepting person, and it might be hard for you to believe people are prejudiced, and also in the area we live people are much more accepting then other parts of US. For instance, when I go visit my mother in law in SC, she jokes with me that I'm catching too much attention when walking while Hispanic.
It is sad, but the sad reality is that immigrants who are Hispanics, from the middle East, and others are not well accepted by a lot of people in America, who really wish they could go back to their countries. We heard a lot of evidence during this last election, as when Romney said he wanted to make Hispanics self deport. There is a lot of discrimination happening everyday in America and some people experience it every day. That is sad, but it is a fact. I had to watch this video for my class, about Latino discrimination, which made me cry. I'll include the link. Having said that I love living in America and love American people. I'm sure this is not your reality and you're such a nice person that you cannot even imagine things like this happen in our country. I wish we were all loving and accepting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru1F29vuVKI
Lydia,
ReplyDeleteHmmm, well... thank you for the compliments. I try. I would not say the immigrant acceptance level is ideal. I'm an African American woman, even that title is controversial, boarder line racist. I've never been to Africa, and they probably would not accept me as an African if I did. But the term is so broadly used; it became accepted, much like immigrants. It's been said over and over again, America is made up of immigrants. It all started with us being accepted as equal on some level. Of course we all will face some sort of prejudice, regardless of race. When some people are ignorant to something, they criticize. You can't blame that on the country. When I visited Costa Rica, the light skinned people had top management positions, while the darker skinned people where bell clerks and housekeepers. Not saying there is anything wrong with those positions, but the pattern is what made me comment. We were treated well, nonetheless. Perhaps I do choose to see this country through rose-colored glasses, but I see our people in prestigious positions every day. At the risk of sounding contradictive, we are not all 100% equal yet, but look how far we've come. Romney said some very questionable things, but as you can see, he was not elected.
Valerie
Lidia, I agree. Its sad to say prejudice ways and discrimination still exist in America today.
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