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Race - the assumption of differences based on physical characteristics (real or fake) Ethnicity - a group of people who have something in common (religion, language, etc.) Nationality - where you're from What does the U.S do with these categories? - create ethnic hierarchies Why is the creation of the "other" so important? - so WASPs keep their power What are the waves of immigration? - -Formative: Americans colonized, Africans -First: Irish/german/chinese -Second: Italians/jews/mexican/japanese -Third: everyone (largest wave) What wave is the largest wave - third What is the process of Immigration for immigrants? (6 steps) - 1. Decision to leave or not 2. Travel to port city 3. Temporary residence in port city 4. Crossing the ocean 5. Temporary or permanent residence in arrival city 6. Assimilate Why do immigrants come? - job availability, freedom, education, and safer living conditions (pull factors)Why do immigrants leave? - war, lack of jobs, lack of resources, politics, and religious issues (push factors) Assimilation - What U.S wants- completely give up past culture for American culture Acculturation - "Cultural pluralism" -pretend to assimilate, but keep their own culture -what immigrants usually do