How do you define an American?

Question

I was born here in America but my father is Nigerian. Even though i was born and raised here i still have people telling me that i am not American. granted I have Nigerian in my heritage, that should not make me any less American than anybody else.

Answer 1

Anyone born in the U.S. is an American. Anyone that has immigrated to the U.S. legally is American. If your parents moved here 5 minutes before you were born, you would still be an American.

auadude, I'm white and live in the south. Your comments are as racist as the people you attempt to portray.

Answer 2

Dear Prince, You are an American!

There is no one called "Native Americans". They have all migrated from Britian & Europe few hundred years before. Oldest of them are "Red Indians" from South Asia.

Tell them,

"Yes, I am a Nigerian by blood". We came here for the same reason that you people have come from Europe"

Let them say "you are a nigerian" - no worries. Be happy.

Tell them that the Country of America that time did not have an intelligent person like my father. So they have invited us.

Answer 3

Some americans are rascist at hart(not all).... if your not the white american stereo type then your not considered as 1... in some places mostly the south

They forget that there ancesters were also immigrants ..... and they came mostly as rejects from england or other european countries: as poor people , crimiminals, etc etc

Answer 4

Welcome to the world of identity confusion.. My parents are from Mexico and I was born here. when I visit Mexico, I am referred to as American when I am in the States I am referred to as Mexican. So I am very comfortable saying I am American of Mexican descent........Mexican-American. If I had to choose I would say I am more Mexican than anything else, my values, traditions and ways of living and thinking and beliefs are much more tied to the Mexican culture. We live in the best of both worlds.........So you are no less American than anybody else, its all in your heart and don't worry about others. If you wanna chat more about this e-mail me at [e-mail]

Answer 5

You are american don't listen to what other people say. You have a different family background but you were born here.

Answer 6

Anyone who is born here or second generation

Your american!

Answer 7

the american is a person whose grand father is from europe,asia or africa. The native americans live in mountains now