Chicago is the same way. We have the largest Polish population after Warsaw. Not to mention the complete collection of most of the Eastern Bloc population, Asian representatives and a shitton of others.
Assimilation be damned. America is the country of immigrants. I don't think there is one unified American culture. It's a mix of cultures, so statements like "be American or get out" are really funny to me. The only true Americans here are Native Americans so unless you are one, then you are a descendant of an earlier immigrant wave.
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Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques
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