A primary question posed by the author is, "Is there a place where we as transformed citizens and residents of the United States can envision and celebrate without demanding or coercing ?

Difference; assimilation.

Explanation:

Is there a place where we as transformed citizens and residents of the United Stated can envision and celebrate differences without demanding and coercing assimilation?

The above text is said as regards the acceptance of immigrants' and their cultures while trying not to set them apart as different from Americans and also not trying to force them to act and behave like an American. Invariably, the text is talking about the acceptance of difference in human race and culture without segregation.

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