If you were born and raised in the United States, and so were your parents.....how many generations back of your family must have been born in America before you start calling yourself an American instead of a/an ________-American.
bedub1 wrote:If you were born and raised in the United States, and so were your parents.....how many generations back of your family must have been born in America before you start calling yourself an American instead of a/an ________-American.
African-American Mexican-American Irish-American
I don't refer to myself as Greek-American. Probably because (1) My mother was Italian, not Greek and (2) I don't speak Greek. So, I guess once your ancestors enter into an inter-ethnic relationship such that you are no longer one ethnicity (genetically speaking) and/or you don't speak your ancestors' language, you're good.
saxitoxin wrote:Your position is more complex than the federal tax code. As soon as I think I understand it, I find another index of cross-references, exceptions and amendments I have to apply.
Timminz wrote:Yo mama is so classless, she could be a Marxist utopia.
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I don't think the African-Americans in France can ever call themselves American. Maybe they can say they're French, but I don't really know how things work in the fires of hell.
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does anybody have an serious statements? Why do some people continue to differentiate themselves from being referred to as Americans? Why do they want to remain separate?
thegreekdog wrote:once your ancestors enter into an inter-ethnic relationship such that you are no longer one ethnicity
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Chinese-Japanese-American.
saxitoxin wrote:Your position is more complex than the federal tax code. As soon as I think I understand it, I find another index of cross-references, exceptions and amendments I have to apply.
Timminz wrote:Yo mama is so classless, she could be a Marxist utopia.
bedub1 wrote:does anybody have an serious statements? Why do some people continue to differentiate themselves from being referred to as Americans? Why do they want to remain separate?
Because although they consider themselves American but are also proud of their heritage. It isn't as if they have dual loyalty or anything.
Saying that I'm an "Irish with a tiny bit of Norwegian and even smaller bit of German - American," doesn't mean I don't consider myself an American. It's just my ethnicity, not my nationality.
Agreed. You really have 2 different issues here. You are American if you are a citizen and consider yourself American, but many of us choose to honor an ethnicity in traditions.
In the first generation, it is comforting to talk to people from the "home country". Anyone who has lived a long time in other countries knows that no matter how happy you are, its nice to eat the foods you grew up with, speak some of the same language and perhaps follow some basic traditions. As generations go down, some ethnic traditions become family traditions, but a lot has to do with where you live. Communities often take on certain traditions as their own. Some, like Chinese New Year and Columbus Day parades have to to with ethnicity. Others, like Mardis Gras are more "home grown".
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jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
bedub1 wrote:does anybody have an serious statements? Why do some people continue to differentiate themselves from being referred to as Americans? Why do they want to remain separate?
Yes. I did. It's the third post. Read it. It's the answer. There are no other answers. Thanks.
