Where do we go from here as nation?
Answer:
civil war
only time will tell
Back to Mea- he - ho
Where we go from here, who knows. But what we do, or don't do, will last for years to come.
For now...nowhere!
After the 2008 election, whether the next President is Democrat or Republican...is when this Country will have it's best chance to move on to a more positive attitude.
The current leadership can do nothing to undo the damage that has been done in the past 7+ years.
Once the current leadership is gone, we can never forget all the damage caused by that leadership.
As long as we don't forget, we just might prevent history from repeating itself.
Assuming your question is related to immigration. (although you didn't say.)
I'll answer with another question. After the Irish immigrants came here in mass what happened to America? After the Italians came here in mass what happened to America? The country in both times became stronger and more culturally diverse, sure it wasn't easy and each of those immigrant groups didn't assimilate quickly and without animosity but in the end they were accepted as American. Why do you think the trilogy movie, "The Godfather" was noted as an American story?!
I believe time will prove that history will repeat itself and the immigrant's children of today will assimilate and add their own cultural piece into the "American melting pot."
The.Smithsonian Institution?
The issues of interpretation or the meaning making process, and representation, the public perception of that meaning, are quite challenging, more so in national institutions such as the Smithsonian. Some of the most fundamental questions that have been discussed in the Latino Graduate Training Seminar for the last 7 years, wrestle with issues of identity and representation. Who are we as Latinos portrayed in museums? Who are we, in the museums, or in academia to decide or “define” that? How can we be best advocates for inclusion when our stories are ignored? What are the many messages imbedded in cultural materials? How can we best record/register cultural practices? And who and how are they going to be de-codified? What are the stories that objects, images, people care about? Which ones should we place in museums?
All these questions and many more are the driving energy in analyzing objects, images, documents, performances, and music. They ultimately affect how we conceive exhibitions, programs, and plan for collections acquisition.
All these questions are underlying the presentations and discussions of this conference.
Numbering 40 million (including the 3.8 million residents of Puerto Rico), Hispanics and Latinos comprise the largest minority population in the United States. This country’s U.S. Hispanic heritage is centuries old, predating the arrival of other immigrants by many years. Indeed, colonies of Spanish and American Indians have been traced back to the early 1500s.
Across the nation, however, the diversity of the Latino experience in North America—when it is portrayed at all—most often reflects a romantic notion of imported folk culture. The mix of U.S. Latino contributions from past generations and contemporary Latino culture is rarely explained within museums and educational programs. In addition, there are relatively few opportunities for Latino scholars and professionals at museums to exchange information and work collectively to produce new, exciting exhibitions and programs that dig deep into historic collections and revive a sense of a profound, ever-changing heritage.
As U.S. Hispanics and Latinos grow in numbers and significance, it is increasingly important for the nation to know and understand what Hispanics and Latinos have contributed to the United States for more than 400 years and what Hispanics and Latinos contribute to U.S. culture and society today. The challenge for scholars, including those at the Smithsonian Institution, is to advance knowledge and understanding of Hispanics and Latinos within the United States.
Magdalena Mieri, Conference Organizer
Copyright © 2003
If you are talking about Illegal Immigration, we should be reminded that a few years ago, we granted Amnesty to about a million Illegal Immigrants.
Now it's from 12 to 20 million that want Amnesty.
Yes, they could become citizens and adjust to this country and their children would be average Americans like children everywhere in this land.
But what about the next 20 million?
And the 20 million after that?
Mexico is not the only country with many poor people. Many South American citizens live in squalor. It is a simple matter for them to travel through Mexico into the United States. It is being done now.
Somehow, at some time, there has to be an end to it, an orderly system of Immigration that allows a number of people from all countries into the United States. Otherwise, legal American citizens may as well sneak into Canada and demand our rights.
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