Salad Bowl Theory

We spent a good chunk of time in class talking about the Salad Bowl Theory. I do personally like it better the the Melting Pot theory. Especially today we stress the importance of being an individual and not conforming to any one group or another. We are told to be ourselves and be proud of that. I do think that it is important to show people that it is important to be an individual but also that you as an individual make up a larger part of the salad. You may be the tomato in the salad and be different from the lettuce but you are bringing something to the table that is different and overall makes you as important to the salad as any other part in it. I do not necessarily think that the pieces of the salad represent race but more of the individual people who make it up not their races. I do agree that it is better then the melting pot saying because that one takes away the individual differences that make each person who they are and says that you are no longer this and you are now only American and nothing else. A lot of immigrants came here to work and go back and even if they decided to stay they were not going to give up who they were or forget their traditions just to become American.

Shaun Wade