"The faces of America" should really be considered more of a moral of collage than anything. Almost everyone (if not everyone) has ancestors in their background. This country is a country of immigrants. Take me, for example. I thought "Varenhorst" was dutch, but it turns out no one in my family has lived in Holland since the 1700s and most of my family is Swiss. With more and more immigrants coming to America, for a number of reasons, the collage grows a little bit more unique.
The television show, Faces of America, is actually a really interesting study. It goes deep into the family history of some recognizable people that have all helped advance America either culturally, scientifically, or politically. People could learn a lot from this show. Like me, they could become interested in their own family history and find out that their ancestors aren't really from where they thought they were.
The statue of liberty could be seen from Ellis Island, where thousands and thousands of immigrants came into the country, and it was used as a symbol of America and a gateway into the country for the immigrants.
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