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 Cross-Cultural
Contact with
Americans
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 Overview
1. Origin of Multiculturalism in America.

2. The Term “American”.

3. A Description of Americans: Is It Possible?

4. "Melting Pot”.

5. “Mosaic”.
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 Cross-cultural contact with Americans is contact in
communication which is held with Americans that is influenced
by cultural elements, such as value, belief, behavior, attitude
which can cause reaction and response among people who do the
contact.
Beyond Language, Levine and Adelman (1993)
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 Origin of Multiculturalism in America
A list of historical events making
America a multicultural nation.
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 Timeline of multiculturalism
Formerly 1600s 1776 1801 - 1861 Afterwards

Home to diverse English colonists Declaration of Westward Migrations from

Indian tribes arrival Independence expansion Asia and many
African slaves European countries

Migrations from
the rest of the world
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 Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Latin
America.
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 The term “ American”
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 Is it possible to describle American as a cultural
group?

The answer depends on:

How many Americans you know
Whether you have spent a lot of time in The United
States
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 There are many types of
Americans, and yet a
Mainstream culture does
exist.
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 What does mainstream culture
mean?
• The values, beliefs and behavior of dominant group in the
society.
• The behavior of groups is based on its values and beliefs.
ple
m
Exa
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Greating behavior in American

 America

North America

Central America

South America
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 American?

A person of or coming from

A person of or coming from The
America
United States of America
Examples: Brazilian, Argentinean,
Costa Rican…
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 American?

American = people who were born

and raised in The United States
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 A DESCRIPTION
OF AMERICANS:
IS IT POSSIBLE?
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 Are they Americans?

Henry Cavill Hugh Jackman

British Australian
They are NOT
Americans
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 Understanding of people from other cultures come from:

Mass media
What people see on movies, television shows, newspapers,…

Stereotypes
The generalized belief about a group of people.

They maybe accurate, or not

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 A DESCRIPTION OF
AMERICANS: IS IT POSSIBLE?
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 Only Native Americans
(Indians) have a common
ancestor
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 All Americans are immigrants from other
countries
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 Americans have a common heritage based on multiculturalism

American culture
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MELTING POT
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 Definition
Melting pot

= a pot in which metals

A pot are melted
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 Definition
Melting pot

= ethnic groups and

races would eventually
completely assimilate
and become one group
- differences < unity
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 China
Japan
Germany Live together+ United
blend
Spain States
Australia
…
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 Example
Music
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African American American

 Example
Cuisine
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European American
 Example
Language

English is the most spoken language

Know
or learn
English
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“Mosaic”
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 1. Definition

Picture/ design

Colored stone/ glass/ tile

"Cultural mosaic" is the mix of ethnic

groups, languages, and cultures that
coexist within society
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 “Mosaic”

Multiculturalism
Showcase places

Contribute to
country
100% Editable
Retain separate
identities
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 Mexican – American

Asian – American

African – American

An American but still maintain

another culture identity
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 2. Example

82%
“Hispanic” adults
speak Spanish

95%
Future generations
continue to do so
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 Chinese-American
celebrate the Chinese
New Year
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 Nowaday

The white majority

The minority

Ex. Whites in Califonia contributes 33%

(2010)
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 REFERENCES
1. Deena R. Levine & Mara B. Adelman (1992), Beyond Language: Cross
Cultural Communication, Prentice Hall Regents.
2. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/american
3. https://www.amazon.ae/Beyond-Language-Cross-Cultural-Communication/dp
/0130948551
4. https
://www.academia.edu/16496890/Discussion_Report_Cross_Cultural_Contact
_With_American
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5. https://sites.psu.edu/ajwcivicissues/2019/01/21/melting-pot-or-salad-bowl
6. https://goldenbeaconusa.com/why-is-america-called-the-melting-pot
 REFERENCES
7. https://
cordmagazine.com/country-in-focus/usa/american-culture-cultural-melting-pot
8. https
://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/04/04/when-labels-dont-fit-hispanics-and
-their-views-of-identity/
9. https://www.tenement.org/blog/digging-up-the-roots-of-holiday-traditions-lunar
-new-year/
10.
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https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/04/04/when-labels-dont-fit-hispanic
s-and-their-views-of-identity/
 REFERENCES
12. https://annisasyam.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/cross-cultural-contact-with-a
mericans/?fbclid=IwAR3CeurZME7SiLj514BIAe091TrfTG9owbwdUQ-EGUb2W
komLSTDnKh_VII
13. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/27/th
e-american-tradition-of-multiculturalism/
14. https://www.diversityresources.com/multicultural-societies/?fbclid=IwAR0a5
ZgJzSU_Ciz4pFBUne_7VhchxMvmOmMc8XhUl2h8iCnrfgVIe08J9Jw
15. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-
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cross/history/on-african-american-migrations/
 1. As it is used in this book, the term “ American” refers to:
A. North Americans, including Canadians
B. South Americans only
C. People who were born and raised in The United States

C
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 2. The term “ America” refers to:
A. North America and central America
B. North America, South America, and Central America
C. South America, central America

B
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 3. In a melting pot, differences become less important than
unity.
A. True
B. False

A
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 4. The "melting pot" view of America's diversity implies that:
A. ethnic groups were able to lose their cultural identity in
order to assimilate.
B. it is better for ethnic groups to retain their cultural identity.
C. people are so different that they cannot form a single
group

A
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 5. As applied to Americans society, the analogy of the
“Mosaic” implies that:
A. Each group can contribute positively to the society without
losing its cultural identity.
B. Ethnic groups are too different from each other and will
always have problems.
C. Member of ethnic groups cannot be American and also
keep their cultural identity.

A
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 6. By the year 2010, the white majority will:
A. Become the minority in the United States.
B. Become the minority in the California.
C. Become the minority in New York.

B
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 7. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Americans (except Indians) don’t have the same ancestor
B. Americans are all immigrants
C. It is always right to understand Americans based on what you see
on TV
D. American culture comes from diversity

C
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 8. People’s understanding of Americans is usually based on
stereotypes
A. True
B. False

A
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 9. “Contact in communication which is held with Americans
that is influenced by cultural elements, such as value, belief,
behavior, attitude which can cause reaction and response
among people who do the contact”. Which term best
describes the definition above?
A. Non-verbal communication
B. Cultural communication with Americans
C. Cross-cultural contact with Americans.

C
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 10. Which of the following continents don’t have migrations to
the USA?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Antartica
D. Africa

C
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YOU!
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