eater majority while their own either become lost or are adjusted to the main stream culture. Mair (1963) describes acculturations as the "adoption of alien cultural trait." (p.l99) J. Milton Yinger defined acculturation by splitting it into two separate parts, a one-way process and two-way process. Yinger describes his one way process of acculturations as a loss of culture and distinctiveness of smaller, lesser-developed groups who then become absorbed into the larger society structured around the dominant group. Hence, the acculturation is one way, only one group is changing. In the two way process, Yinger describes the process as being more emphasized on a "mutual change" and terms it transculturative. Because of the various views and definitions of acculturation, the line between acculturation and assimilation or culture change sometimes gets blurred. Acculturation is considered more narrow then simply a culture change and broader then assimilation. Thus making assimilations a part of the acculturation process.
             The acculturation process usually spans three generations of the typical immigrant family. The first generations of individuals who come to America usually accommodate only to a point of survival and function, especially on an economic level. English is usually basic or minimal and many of the original customs and values are practiced. The
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