Should i call myself European-American?

Question

If there are african-americans asian-americans so ......Should i call myself European-American?

Answer 1

Interesting question... I used to have a buddy (Zulu) who came to live in North America and the first time a yank said to him: "I'm an African-American" he laughed and replied: "You are American my friend, but you have very little African in your nature!" Was the start of a very interesting conversation... anyway:

The term European-American is certainly valid unless you are Native-American... and by the same argument you might also be Scottish-American; Irish-American; Italian-American; Spanish-American; Arab-American; German-American... all hyphenated American's I've been introduced to at one point or another...

Part of the reason for the hyphernation is that one may be proud of one's heritage... and there's nothing wrong with that... but there are those -- like my Zulu friend -- who may question your self-designation and think it pretentious.

Steve (a Welsh-Canadian)

Answer 2

Never saw that checkbox on a major corporation's "employment opportunity inquiry form" postcards.

I've checked African-American on the Federal Jobs Test. Never heard back from them.

I've checked Native-American on the McDonnell-Douglass postcard. Never heard back from them.

I've checked Hispanic-American on the Extended Census Booklet. Never heard back from them.

Maybe I should have also checked female, I don't know.

But, if they ever offer a checkbox for European-American on any "voluntary" ethinic data, I'll try it.

Good idea. But why not "Post-Columbian-American" as the self-descriptor?

Answer 3

what you are saying makes sense but Europe has too many developed nations that have unique identities - so you can be Austrian-American or Italian-American. With Africa and Asia, people have always generalized coz they were always cliched and in the backdrop of world politics and culture, now people have changed atleast with Asia, they say Chinese-American or Indian-American.

Answer 4

Definitely

Answer 5

Whatever turns you on man.... but be more specific Swedish-American or Franco-German-American... knock yourself out!!

In the UK Indians prefer to be officially listed as British Hindus dropping the Asian tag.

Answer 6

No. I think if you were born here, you are simply American. The more I travel to Europe, the more I realize that I am not European.

Unless you are actually from Europe.

Answer 7

Hyphenated Americanism drives me nuts! i think of a few human beings do it because of the fact they are u.s.-hating human beings who want to dissaccossiate themselves from the country. u.s. IS a history. sometime all of it's voters would be Mutt-human beings, in any case.

Answer 8

Doesn't matter what you call yourself; You are what you are!

Labels don't define anyone.

Answer 9

call yourself whatever that makes you happy

Answer 10

Why not!
By the way where r u from???