Assimilation? What does it mean?

Assimilation is the state of being adopted into a nationality in which you were not apart of at first. Assimilation is a huge factor in today's society, and many try to assimilate themselves so they can feel better about themselves. In the play "Raisin In The Sun" Walter try's to assimilate himself very much. He wants to become an entrepreneur in the liquor business so that many people will respect him and he will be one of the few blacks to have made it in life. Although assimilation can be a bad thing the play shows it as a strong thing when it comes to black people in the society. This is why he is so excited about the money coming in following his fathers death cause it can help him start his business. Though assimilation is in literature, it also happens very much outside of play's, and book's. Assimilation happens a lot in the real world as well. You see many Hispanics trying to fit in with "white kids" and also many "blacks" trying to get away from their culture. It is sad but it is true in today's society. People assimilate to fit in and so people stop judging them. I for one do not assimilate myself because i am a very proud Hispanic and i love every bit pf my heritage. Now in Liu's case he writes about how he was called white at an early age. So he has a different view because he does want to find out more about his heritage rather then get away from it like most.