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assimilation

[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn] / əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən /




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See what remains today: In Valentine, Ariz., the Truxton Canyon Training School, where Indigenous children were forcibly sent for assimilation beginning in 1903, still stands near the highway, marked by a small, impermanent memorial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Even many immigration hawks traditionally argued that newcomers could become fully American through assimilation into constitutional values and institutions.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

But critics believe this new law will cement Xi's push toward assimilation.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

With effective assimilation, legal immigration enhanced America’s size and strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

But the scientists and doctors on our ship, like Mom and Dad, won’t tolerate assimilation.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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