Before you get violation-happy, this is a serious question looking for serious answers.
I don't understand, exactly, why black people are called "African-Americans", when, in fact they live in the United States. In Canada, are they called African-Canadians? I understand that the so-called African-Americans' ancestors came from Africa, but MY ancestors, as a "white" person, came from Poland.
Does this make me a "Polish-American"? Not exactly, right? I'm simply referred to as "white."
And many "Asian-Americans" are just as white as me.
Why do we always have to add the "-American"? Why can't we all just be American?
2007-02-07
02:03:16
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