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Recent events such as the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, have led many Americans to lament that the nation they grew up with is unrecognizable now. They see threats to national and individual identity and are fiercely engaged in protecting them. In doing so, some of them deliberately blend the distinction between myth and reality. In this timely and relevant book, the author seeks to provide a critical perspective on who we really are.
Taking into consideration the prevailing political, social and cultural conflicts, the author re-examines the changing nature of American identity—primarily its creedal identity, religious identity, cultural identity and linguistic identity—and does so within a broader perspective informed by national and global network of connections.
Based on his lived experience as a naturalized citizen and his learned knowledge as a scholar, he synthesizes the professional, the political and the personal. He draws insights from multiple disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences, from surveys conducted by agencies like the Pew Research Center, and from the practice of everyday American life.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Understanding the Complexity of Identity
Chapter 1: Identity Matters
Chapter 2: Global Realities and Local Identities
Chapter 3: Being and Becoming American
Part II: Exploring the Persistence of Myths
Chapter 4: Meltable or Unmeltable Ethnics?
Chapter 5: Multiculturalism or Multiple Monoculturalisms?
Part III: Transforming the Sense of Self
Chapter 6: Religious Identity: Faith and the Faithful
Chapter 7: Cultural Identity: Mores and Morals
Chapter 8: Linguistic Identity: Mother- and Other Tongues
Part IV: Realizing the Spirit of America
Chapter 9: How the Ruling Elites Distort American Identity, and the Common People Reshape It
Chapter 10: Has the Real America Arrived Yet?
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
