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美国移民文化
美国移民文化
外国语学院英语系学年论文
摘
要
美国文化的主要内容强调的是追求民主自曲,崇尚开拓竞争,讲究理性和实用,尤其
强调的是个人的价值。
总所周知,美国是一个移民国家,他的祖先来自世界
各地。
美国文化
的形成就与这些移民有着密切的关系。
这些来自世界各地的移民带着自己的
文化传统来到北
美这片沃土。
各种文化的交融和北美的生活的叠加创造了美国独特的移民文
化,而早期的移
民文化为当今美国主流文化的形成奠定了坚实的基础。
本文将主要讨论美国
早期移民文化的
形成、内涵及特征。
关键词:
美国文化;移民;移民文化;
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Abstract
ThemaincontentsofAmericancultureemphasizethepursuitof
freedomanddemocracy,theadvocatingofpioneeringandcompetition,and
payattentiontotherationandpractice,especiallystressonindividualvalue.Asweknow,unlikemostothercountriesintheworld,
Americaisprimarilyanationofimmigrants;theancestorsofAmericansemigratedfrommanypartsoftheworld・TheformationofAmericanculturehascloserelationwiththeseimmigrantswhohavehadtakentheirownculturetotheNorthAmericawhichisafertileland・AllkindsofcultureblendlaidasolidfoundationfortheformationanddevelopmentofthemainstreamofAmericanculture・ThemaincontentsofthispaperwilldiscusstheformationconnotationandcharacteristicsofearlyAmericanimmigrationculture・
Keywords:
Americanculture;immigrant;immigrationculture
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Contents摘要I
2.2Wavesof
33.1
Innovation
andAdventurousspirit33・4EqualityandCompetition补"43・3
Pragmatism43.6MaterialismandMoneysupremacy沙”43.7
Tolerance””5
4ThecharacteristicsofAmericaemigrationculture64・1Theuniteofdiversity
andintegration64・2Thecoexistenceoffusionandconflict60
Conclusion沙”7Bibliography8
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1Introduction
TheUnitedStateshasmanygroups,includingalargevarietyofethnicgroupscomingfromdifferentraces,nationalitiesandreligions・PeoplearoundtheworldrefertotheUnitedStatesasa"meltingpotn.Inhistory,therewasatime,people
fromdifferentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmerica・Immigrantsbroughtwiththemtheirnativecultural,political,andsocialpatternsandattitudes,variedacademicandreligiousbackgrounds,aswellastheirethnicarts,sports,holidays,festivals,andfoodstotheUnitedStatesofAmerica・TheseweregreatlyenrichedAmericanlifeandgraduallypenetratedintotheAmericanculture・AftertheseimmigrantssettleddowninthenortheastpartofAmerica,theyfoundtheenvironmenttherewasveryrough・Butthewiseimmigrantscontinuedtomovetothewestandfoundmuchricherland・Finally,theyfoundalandofdemocracyandalandoffreedom・TheimmigrantsaccessedtoeverypartofAmericaandhadanimpactonsocietyofAmericaaswellas
changetheirinherentwayoflife・Asaresult,theseaspectsjointlycreatedtheuniquecultureAmericanimmigrationculture・
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2BackgroundinformationofAmericanemigrationculture
2.1Background
"ThefirstAmericansnwereIndians・NooneknowsexactlyhowandwhentheygottotheplacewhichisnowcalledAmerica・AlotofscientiststhinkthatthefirstpopulationmigrationmovementtotheAmericansbeganabout25,000yearsago.Atthattimeinordertolookforwardnewhuntingorescapefromenemies,thetribesofSiberiacrossedfromAsiaonthelandbridgewhichconnectsSiberiaandAlaskatotheNorthAmericaContinent・BeforethediscoveryoftheNewWorld,AmericanIndianshadalreadyinhabitedthereforthousandsofyears・Theylivedonlandbyhunting,gathering,fishing,andfarming・ThesecondpopulationmigrationmovementtoAmericansstartedfromtheEuropeancolonialexpansionofearly16thcentury.In17thcentury,EnglishestablishedapermanentresidentinNorthAmerica,whichhadaninfluenceontheircultureandenrichedtheirlife・Duringthistime,theimmigrantscamenotonlyfromEnglandbutalsoGermany,Switzerland,Franceandothercountries・ThesepeoplecombinedtogetherandcreatedtheAmericanculturewhichwasablendingofEuropeanculturesundernewcircumstances・
2.2Wavesofimmigration
Thefirstwavesofimmigration(1680-1880):
theprotestantmigratingtoNorthAmericadescrambledtheplacetobeaparadisewhichattractedalargenumberofEuropeanimmigrants・Atthesametime,anothergroupwasblackAfricansthroughblackslavewhichwasalsocalledtriangletrade・Thesecondwavesofimmigration(1900-1920):
afterthecivilwar,Americaenteredthemassivephraseofindustrializationandurbanization.Asaresult,itneededabundanceworkers・Amongthem,mostwerefromItalian>Hungary>PolandandRussia・Thethirdwavesof
immigration(1965-):
accountingforthebillproposedbyAmerica,theimmigrationcamefromawideareaandmorecountries・
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3TheinnovationofAmericanemigrationculture
3・1FreedomandIndependence
ThereasonwhytheearlysettlerscametoAmericawasthatescapefromtheir
religiouspersecutionandsocialenvironment・MostofthemwereprotestantfromEngland・InEngland,theydidnotacceptthedoctrineofChurchofScotland,whichbroughttheminconvenienceanddanger・Therefore,theypursuedfreedomandindependencenotonlyreflectedinreligionbutalsoineconomyandsociallife・AftertheymovedacrosstheoceantoAmericawithallkindsofdifficulties,thethoughtsthatpursuitindividualrightsandfreedomwasmorefirmandstrong・Foronething,theyneededapowerfulgovernmenttomaintainpeaceorderandensureprivateproperties・Foranotherthing,theypursuedfreedomandindependencewhichhadbecometheirprincipleandbelieftothemaximumpossible・TheirdreamwasrealizedalongwiththepublicationoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandthesuccessofwarofIndependence・Personalfreedomwasthemostbasicandthemostimportantvalues・
3.2Corporation
Asacountrysetupfromthewilderness,accountingforamplenaturalresources,thereweremanyopportunities・However,thetoughenvironmentmadetheimmigrantsrealizedthatitwashardtoonesinglepersontosurviveandtheymustcombinetogethertobreakupfallowgroundandbuildhouse・Therefore,thespiritofcorporationbecameoneoftheimportantvaluesofAmericanimmigrationculture・
3・3Pioneering,InnovationandAdventurousspirit
OpportunityisakindofmagicstrengththatdrewpeopletoAmerica・Itnotonlyattractedthenoblewhowantedtobuildhousesinwildbutalsocarpenter,baker,tailorwhocouldnotfindjobintheirhometown・Themostwasthatattractthepoorwithoutlandandthehomeless・ItgavepeopleahopethatwaspeoplecouldliveabetterlifeinAmericathanotherplaces・ThedesolatenaturalenvironmentoftheNorthAmericacontinentstimulatedtheimmigrantstoworkharder・Gradually,theimmigrantsformedthecharacteristicsofbearinghardshipsandstandinghardwork・AndtheutilizationoftherichresourcesanddevelopmentofNorthAmericabredAmerica"spioneeringspiritandthespiritofadventure・AgreatnumberofimmigrantswhoweretiredabouttraditionalsystemofculturecametoAmericawithrebelliousspiritdominatedtheirmind・Mostofthemwererarelyfoundintraditionalconservativethinking,becausethedangerousandwildenvironmentforcesthemtogiveuppartofwhathadbeendesirableandtraditionalintheOldWorld・Adventureisthewayforthemtochangetheirwayof
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life・GraduallythisadventurousspiritoftheAmericanpeoplehasbecomethetradition.Theyregardedajourneyofadventureastheopportunityfortheirdevelopmentandlifeasajourneyofadventuretoexploretheopportunities・Inadditiontothelaw,theythoughtmostofthetraditionswerethebarrierstolimittheirenvironment,resultinginbeingeagerforchallengetradition.Americansstressedthespiritofinnovation;theybelievethatthechanceexistseverywhere・Theyarewillingtochallengetraditionandprecedent・Americanpeoplewouldliketoacceptthenewideasasquicklyastheycan.
3.4EqualityandCompetition
BecauseAmericawasneverruledoverbyKingorQueen,noonehasprivilegein
thisNewWorld・Undertheconditionofequalopportunity,onlyone'sabilitycould
decideitsownwealth・SotheequalityandcompetitionarethepursuitofearlyAmericaimmigrants・InAmerica,withthemassivecoloniallandandscarcelabor,eachfreemanhadtheopportunitytogainfinancialindependence・ImmigrantsfromcontinentalEuropebroughtthefreethoughtofthebourgeoisie・Ingeneral,Americansdidnotenvyotherperson,butpraisedandappreciatedthemillionaire・Theybelievedthemotto:
aman*swealthshowedhisability・IntheearlyhistoryofUnitedStates,manyimmigrantsfromEuroperesidedinAmericabecauseofacquiringmorechancesofsuccess・Intheiroriginalcountry,one'ssuccessdependedontheirsocialbackground・
ComparedwithAmericansociety,therewasnoteupatrid,andthesuccesstotallydependedonyourownefforts・Mostoftheearlyimmigrantsinthenewworldachievedtheirhopeanddreams・Millionsofimmigrantssucceededinestablishingpersonalbeliefsinequality・WiththedeepunderstandingoftheAmericansociety,theyfoundtheequalitywasthecountry*sbasicbelief・Admittedly,theequalopportunityto
personalsuccesswasveryimportant・Inordertoobtainequalchance,everyonehadtopaytheprice・So,oneofthepricewasequality・
3.5Pragmatism
WhenthefirstgroupofsettlerscametotheNorthAmerica,theyfoundthenaturalenvironmenttherewassotough,andtheywereisolatedfromtheEuropeancivilization.Inordertoadaptthemselvestothenewcircumstances,theybecamelessformalbutmorepragmatic・ThepragmatismbecamethephilosophyofAmerican.BecausetheUnitedStateshadnolongandsplendidancientculture,thecreationofculturewasinthedevelopmentofNorthAmericacontinent・Todevelopthiswealthyvirgin,itwasnecessaryforimmigrantstobreakalltherulesandsubjecttothesolutionofpracticalproblems・Inthishistor
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