America Is a Salad Bowl

America is a Salad bowl The identity of America has changed from when the Indians came from Europe to America in 18th century. From the North America to South American live has a major affect on your identity. America has defined itself not by race, religious, and ethnic identity but by common values and individual freedom. America is a salad bowl because there are all different kinds of races, religions, and people from different countries. Everyone comes from different backgrounds. America is mixed with all different cultures and races. Your identity is created by where you grew up, gender, and your education.
Many countries try to manage their multilanguage for example; the Indian constitution recognizes nineteen languages and English being one of them. In “Should English be the Law?” By Robert King stated, “We like to believe that to pass a law is to change behavior, but passing laws about language, in a free society, almost never changer attitude or behavior”(King 442). People come to America to have freedom, not to be told what to speak. If people have to be told what to speak or do, our country would not be free. We live in a free society and laws will not change what we speak. In the “Good Immigrant Student”, Bich Nugygen’s spoke two languages, English and Vietnamese. Her step-mother, Rosa puts her and her sister Anh in a bilingual school. Her race had contributed to her identity. The teacher’s treated her badly because of her race. The Teacher stated “a foreigner winning our spelling bee!”(Nguyen 461). Her teachers were very rude to her and she doesn’t want to speak Vietnamese at all. People are treated badly because they don’t speak English or Spanish. The teachers should teach the kids how to speak Spanish when they are little. They learn langue better when they are little. Race has been a major issue since the beginning of formation. In the past, race has been segregated and isolated from one another. Americans have