Americanization
noun
Amer·i·can·i·za·tion
ə-ˌmer-ə-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən 
-ˌmər-,
-ˌme-rə-
1
: the act or process of Americanizing
2
: instruction of foreigners (such as immigrants) in English and in U.S. history, government, and culture
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But his father Kirk was the subject of one of the studio era's most rigorous Americanization regimes, having been born Issur Danielovitch.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
By defeating Japan, the United States would encourage the democratization (and, by extension, the Americanization) of Asia.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2023
This was a routine gesture of Americanization that many of the stars of that era underwent.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Even if its Americanization follows a standard template, the movie maintains a flavorful sprinkling of the material’s cultural specificity, its spiritual elements and its philosophical lessons about hubris and humility.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2023
One of the biggest is that… the mind boggles at trying to work out exactly how an Americanization of this wholly Korean story can even work before the show just becomes a whole different thing.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021
That might scare off a lot of creators from remaking it, but not Hagai Levi (The Affair, In Treatment), who directs and co-writes this Americanization that finds Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain stepping into roles originated by Erland Josephson and Liv Liv Ullmann.
—Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2021
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
By defeating Japan, the United States would encourage the democratization (and, by extension, the Americanization) of Asia.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2023
This was a routine gesture of Americanization that many of the stars of that era underwent.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Even if its Americanization follows a standard template, the movie maintains a flavorful sprinkling of the material’s cultural specificity, its spiritual elements and its philosophical lessons about hubris and humility.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2023
One of the biggest is that… the mind boggles at trying to work out exactly how an Americanization of this wholly Korean story can even work before the show just becomes a whole different thing.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021
That might scare off a lot of creators from remaking it, but not Hagai Levi (The Affair, In Treatment), who directs and co-writes this Americanization that finds Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain stepping into roles originated by Erland Josephson and Liv Liv Ullmann.
—Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2021
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“Americanization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Americanization. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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