It is from this diversity that the greatness of America springs. and it is the triumph of America that. out of such diversity. has come that mingling of traditions. temperament. and cultures which personifies the American Union. Assimilation does not necessarily require elimination of ethnic attributes. however. Much of the ethnic flavor introduced by thousands of immigrants is of a lasting and enduring nature. and the people from faraway lands change America. even as America changes them. It is a tragic commentary upon our times that those ethnic groups and minorities who have managed to retain a vestige of their original national identitywhile at the same time assimilating the best concepts of democratic societyshould be made to suffer most acutely by motion pictures and television programs which demean their identity. ItalianAmericans.
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