I find the way the Kumar's essay was set-up very interesting. He begins by exposing readers to the 'other side' of immigration. Whether you have personally experienced the immigration process or not, he lets you experience ech side for yourself. I believe that Kumar was trying to start the reader off with an open mind and convince his audience that multiculturation effects us all.
Kumar continues the essay sharing his personal encounters with crossing cultures involving his native country India. He discusses the experience of a Middle Eastern trader and his travels to Egypt as told by the Indian Anthropologist, Amitav Ghosh. Yiju, the trader, finds himself in a position unabling him to expose the more peaceful Egyptian village of the violence and symbolism in India. How considerate of him. In my opinion, Yiji is undermining the capabilities of the Egyptians. Almost thinking of them as naive children.
Finally, Kumar talks of the 'melting pot' of America. One thing that stayed on my mind while reading this section is how all-important Americans come off as. This is our land, so assimilate to it. Force yourself to forget your culture. But, those Americans don't realize that America is a country filled of different cultures. That, infact, the people who believe this have desended from nonenglish-speaking countries. It's just something that has always irritated me.
Shoot...I need to go. This was a pretty pointless entry, so sorry for wasting our time. Hopefully, later I'll have something with more substance.
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