Abstract
-People from different cultures came in America, notably the US, and had to merge into the American culture. They didn't had to abandon their culture, but they had to melt it into the mix of cultures that already exists
-Some characteristics of the migrants that came in America made the melting pot easier to achieve:
-They really came in America - their goal wasn't just to flee their country
-They wanted to climb the social ladder-determination, a certain mentality: ready to integrate, to develop their talent
-People were different but they all came from Europe
-At the end of the 19e century (Industrial revolution) people were coming from everywhere and integrating in the US, following the US way of life. But in reality, the communities stayed together, notably for language issues: for example the Italian community stayed together and spoke a "broken English". People didn't want to abandon their culture.
-The Jews who came in the 19e century weren't integrated either (for religious reasons notably)
-The Vietnamese who came after the Vietnam War weren't integrated because they weren't accepted but also because they didn't wanted to give up their roots. Women stayed at home and kept the tradition of their countries and educated their children in their language
