It's a fairly young country, but we learn along the way.
It's actually a really big deal to me because I'm a U.S.
history teacher.
I think about what I want my daughter to know
and what it means to be an American, and what it means to
celebrate and fully
realize this dream, the American dream, that should
be extended to all.
I want to protect the promise of America
and what it can be, and what it is.
I'm very proud to be an American but I'm actually as
proud to have been
the descendants of immigrants.
America is growing and evolving.
We need to always work to keep it a democracy.
Benjamin Franklin said you've got “a republic if
you can keep it.”
It's a wonderful achievement for our country.
I feel like we need to celebrate that.
I'd say that, it gives me hope.