Assimilation Nation

     Within my family, as well as many others in the U.S., cultural traditions are dwindling. My family's feelings towards the traits of the "southsiders" were mostly negative if not mockery. They did not carry themselves in a proper manner. Though, most of these people were the same as me, ethnicity wise. They were the Mexicans that weren't Mexican enough to reside in Mexico. They were the American's that weren't American enough to walk without judgement. I was caught within a culture created of its own. I never wore cliche frilled colorful dresses as a child, and never bothered learning Spanish. Even as a child, I began to assimilate and conform to the traits of a well educated and behaved white child.
     America's culture will always be in the molding hands of the whites. Depending on where one is, assimilation is a common factor in daily life. Many people assimilate without being aware, it is not so much a choice, but influence. The most obvious influence is the group which holds the largest power. America has become a nation of mixed people trying to transform into one. They are gradually becoming a group of people which can no longer exist due to the large mixture of culture. Assimilation has now become a paradox. It is a concept trying to be developed, even though it no longer truly can.