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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Xenophobia’s destruction of American values

Xenophobia's destruction of American values
America rejects the melting pot.
Lauren Vander Tuig, Staff Writer January 14, 2022

On News Year’s Day news anchor Michelle Li reported on multiple cultural New Year’s traditions, including her own. Li shared her Korean heritage in this segment, explaining her family’s tradition to eat dumpling soup in the new year.  This cultural expression faced criticism from a particularly...

Assimilation allows unity in a diverse nation

By living in a diverse and united nation, Americans should keep the vision and passion for assimilation.
Assimilation is essential to a healthy nation as it celebrates culture and diversity.
Hannah Dilanchyan, Opinions Editor October 16, 2019

America is a beautiful, diverse and remarkable nation. It is a country settled by immigrants who fled Europe in order to create a new nation where they could safely and freely practice their religion. Once the nation was established, more and more immigrants from all over the world began to arrive in...