The culture of each ethnic group is beautiful in its own way and worth cherishing. Today, America is known as the great melting pot not for the number of immigrants it has, but rather for the wonderful cultures and traditions that immigrants brought with them. Immigrants do not need to give up their native language, meaningful celebrations, or customs to become Americans. However, to be socially accepted, they will have to learn English, take part in celebrating national holidays and fulfill their patriotic duties. Americans like all other US citizens. It is important that immigrants learn to speak and write in English while maintaining their native language. Without knowing how to speak the common language here, it is impossible to blend in. I have seen Vietnamese who immigrated to the United States more than ten years ago but still speak little or no English. Most of them live in their small Vietnamese communities, surviving on minimal wages from manual labor, such as doing manicures, or on the salaries of their relatives. They are like parasites that could literally die without their host. First of all, they will put themselves in danger because they cannot read the warning signs and prohibitions. In the event of an emergency, these non-English speakers would not be able to explain the situation to a police officer. At worst, they will also endanger the lives of others. These probably have their reasons for not learning English, but denying them to learn it when they have the potential is simply illogical when it would open so many doors, opportunities and make them gain acceptance from the general population. Japanese people also learn to speak English once they immigrate to America, although it is the taboo language in Japan. Immigrate...... middle of paper......nd Video - For Dummies. Network. 07 December 2010. Yamaguchi, Kristi. "Faces of America - Kristi Yamaguchi." Interview by Henry L. Gates, Jr. PBS. Network. 7 December 2010. .Parrillo, Vincent. “Causes of prejudice”. Rereading America: Cultural contexts for critical thinking and writing. Eds. Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen and Bonnie Lisle. 8th edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. 384-398Rumbaut, Ruben G., Douglas S. Massey, and Frank D. Bean. Language life expectancies: Immigrant language retention in Southern California. Technology. People's Council. Network. December 17. 2010. .