Chapter 13 Flashcards
A group that separated from the more conservative Amish over the use of automobiles and modern farm equipment
Beachy Amish
A 16th century reformation movement that insisted that only adult baptism was valid and held that true Christians should not bear arms, use force, or hold government office
Anabaptist
Refers to people born in the United States whose ancestors came from Mexico; often used to represent a nationalist identity and commitment to disassimilation
Chicano
Going from one language to another in the same sentence, as from Spanish to English and then back to Spanish
Code switching
Dispersion of an originally homogenous people
Diaspora
A German word used by the Amish to mean submission to God
Gelassenheit
Refers to people with the capability of speaking and comprehending the Spanish-language who’s ancestry is based on a Spanish-speaking country and to identify with the subculture
Hispanic
A people living in Laos who sided with United States in the Vietnam War and now have resettled in United States
Hmong
Refers to Spanish-speaking individuals who themselves or whose ancestors came from anywhere in Latin America
Latino
Descriptive metaphor for the assimilation of early immigrants into a homogenized United States
Melting pot
Someone for Mexico undergoing the assimilation process
Mexican-American
Understanding, acceptance, and constructive relations among people of many different cultures and subcultures
Multiculturalism
A moderate group of the Amish, excepting some modern conveniences
New Order Amish
The most conservative and strict of the Amish
Old Order Amish
Church rules and values of the Amish
Ordnung