1960年代多元文化兴起以来,人文教育与“国民意识”的关系就成为美国社会中富有争议的话题。特别是随着移民数量和来源国的不断增多,“新美国人”试图将母国的文化与美国传统相结合,融合成一种崭新的国民认同感。这些反映到教育诉求上,就是要求教科书的编撰能够将社会多元化的状 Since the rise of multiculturalism in the 1960s, the relationship between humanistic education and “national consciousness” has become a controversial topic in American society. In particular, with the increasing number of immigrants and countries of origin, the “new Americans” attempted to combine the culture of the home country with the American tradition and merge into a new sense of national identity. These are reflected in education appeals, which require the compilation of textbooks to diversify society.