True assimilation is practically impossible. We will always carry with us parts of our “native” culture, even three generations later. You can clearly see the German in Donald Trump, a proud Pole in Laura Ingraham, and a desperate Little Italy would-like-to-be wise guy in Robert de Niro. But that is the beauty of being an American. I have done my best to “soak in” the American culture ever since I was a child, growing up in socialism – I had to learn English secretly, from World War II books, get hold of underground literature, such as Orwell and Hayek and Arendt – to understand the real Evil I lived in – and plot my escape for years before I dared… It took a lot of determination. My allegiance had belonged to the United States long before I reached the American mainland. I was born an American – with Stars and Stripes in my Heart. Living in a culture foreign to me, which I hated, I had to walk with earplugs and interpret everything into English for myself, in order to truly absorb and THINK in the language – the beautiful, majestic English language that towers above all others! I have done everything I could to become a true American – with my mind, heart and soul. And yet, even today, I keep discovering new elements of American culture, learning more from old movies, speaking to people, listening to real Americans – and what a pleasure it is! It takes immense effort and love for the United States and our language to truly become an American! I cannot imagine how many generations it will take to people who speak Korean or Spanish at home and perpetuate their own political and cultural dogmas…