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An important term used in the text by Villanueva is “Americanized.” It is used frequently throughout the reading appearing in forms like “Americanization” and in the phrase “Americanized propaganda.” The term is used by the author to describe the assimilation of American immigrants into society. In the text it is suggested that immigrants frequently take part in a type of cultural erasing (Americanization) in order to be viewed as “proper” Americans by the typical white American (Villanueva).
This term is essential to the research for project numbers two and three because it is a term that is crucial to the understanding of Villanueva’s text. In order for project two and three to be successful (academically and rhetorically) relevant phrases or terms that contribute to and help elaborate on the ideas and concepts explored must be used.
Questions for Quiz 10
According to Villanueva Americanization is
A.) The process of becoming a true and independent American citizen.
B.) The denial of one’s own ethnic heritage in favor of racelessness.
C.) The categorization of ethnic minorities as “the other.”
D.) None of the above.
In “Bootstraps . . .” Villanueva suggests that fictive-kinship is a term used to describe the harmonious and exemplary relationships between friends from different ethnic groups.
Villanueva, Victor. Bootstraps From an American Academic of Color. Urbana, IL:
NCTE. 34-50
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