What the hell is wrong with dogs!
What the hell is wrong with dogs!
Coach wrote:
The Irish, Italians, Jews, Poles, Chinese all bought into the American Dream. Their children learned English in the hopes of an education and good job as they struggled to make a living. They learned a trade and became experts. They had their share of gangsters (the Jewish murder incorporated, Irish mobs, and Italian mafia) but they continued to buy into being Americans even before they were accepted.
Does the current group of immigrants consider themselves Americans?
The Irish immigrants understood it was better to be Irish in America than Irish in English controlled Ireland. Irish Americans are the gold standard of assimilation. That is why in 2016 America it is 110% acceptable to attack Irish Catholics as elitists.
My grandfather woke up every morning and raised the American flag on the flagpole he built in his front yard while raising three kids alone after his wife passed away. While growing up, I never saw any piece of nationalist memorabilia or flags in his house. He maintained pieces of his heritage through his family's food and family-structure/traditions. He was also an avid Red Sox fan.
My other grandfather ingratiated himself in American culture by going island to island during the Pacific campaign and slaughtering Japs.