美国由于接纳了来自世界各个地区的不同人种因而被人们形象的称为大熔炉和大拼盘。然而,长期以来对美国国内的族裔命名却不是那么简单,这个过程涉及到了诸多社会因素的综合考虑,也客观反映了美国国内的族裔结构朝着多元化,族裔维权觉醒化,族裔权利社会化的方向在发展。 The United States has been called the melting pot and the large platter by people because of its acceptance of different races from all over the world. However, it has not always been easy to name the ethnic groups in the United States for a long time. The process involves a comprehensive consideration of many social factors. It also objectively reflects the ethnic structure in the United States toward diversification, ethnic rights protection, The direction of the socialization of rights is developing.