"Assimilation Means Giving Up One's Culture Entirely"
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Assimilation is measured in degrees across several benchmarks, so a group can assimilate strongly on language while retaining tradition on another measure.
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Many Americans who speak no language but English still keep a holiday, a cuisine, or a name tied to an origin abroad.
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Partial assimilation across some benchmarks is the common case, not the exception the all-or-nothing reading assumes.