Envisioning California By Valdez Summary

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Cultural Fusion And Inclusion Leads To Revolutions In Valdez Valdez’ article “Envisioning California”, he mentions the term Cultural Fusion, the idea that when a new group migrates into an area the existing and new culture will eventually mesh together and create a new unique culture that has elements of its parents. Cultural fusion isn’t a complete assimilation of cultures, it is a gradual change. This change is as simple as eating the new group’s food, using their words and slang, and just interacting with them. Valdez argues that this is the eventual culture of the 21st Century, a melting pot. He mentions Cultural Fusion in his article “Envisioning California” to describe how California’s culture came to be. To understand California’s

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