[[Randolph Bourne]] was one of the first American progressives to discuss the topic.
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[[Randolph Bourne]] was one of the first American progressives to discuss the topic. Originally, the concept of Transnationalism was a cavalier viewpoint regarding American culture and the necessity of whether or not immigrants should work to assimilate into American culture.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zbb4O82RUwQC&pg=PA343 World War Issues and Ideals: Readings in Contemporary History and Literature], Trans-National America</ref>
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Bourne did not believe that America had a culture.
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==Quotes==
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* "With the exception of the South and that New England which, like the Red Indian, seems to be passing into solemn oblivion, there is no distinctively American culture." - Randolph Bourne, Trans-National America