Assimilation: A Paradox of Trauma

​As a child, I grew up learning about America being “a melting pot,” thinking how wonderful it was that all cultures were mixed together into one glorious pot that created a stew of different ideas, beliefs, and customs.

I should note I am white.

But through the years, that knowledge has become muddied as I learned more and allowed myself to be taught more by those who lived assimilation firsthand, not relying on a tangential depiction from a history book that masked the full truth and excluded others. READ MORE.