Why do Americans pride themselves on being, for example, Irish American, or perhaps French American, or maybe even African American or Asian American, when in fact they usually have no connection to the country and/or culture in question? I think it's a bit silly when people refer to themselves as African American, yet do not have a parent which was born and raised on the African continent, or as French or German American for example, when they do no know the language of these countries and probably would not be able to locate them on a world map. Why, then, the emphasis on being a hyphenated American from this or that country or culture?
2006-12-30
19:07:07
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