What Would You Say I Am?

Question

I am a bit confused, but I just circle African-American on registration forms anyway. Any who, here it is.
My dad is chinese/black (not African-American, actually, we are not sure where the black came from) and Caucasian Scottish (my grandfather was a white land owner from Scotland.
My mother's father was a German Jew, and my mom's mother is Native American/African-American. Everyone thinks that I am Hawaiian or something.

How do you describe that? Afroneseerican? WTF. Oh, my dad is Jamaican, BTW.

Answer 1

Jamchinscotgernativian?

There usually is an "Other" category - usually they provide a blank space and you can fill it in at your heart's content. (Just kidding).

I typically opt out of responding to those kinda questions....we're all just citizens of this planet. Race should not matter.

Answer 2

Either "other", "inter-racial" (usually another option), or , the one (if any) of the cultures or ethnicities you mentioned in there with which you personally "identify" the most. That happens many times in cases of inter-ethnic, or inter-racial , unions. Usually the children are some of the most beautiful of all, but, the fact is, they often tend to (not necessarily but sometimes tend to) self-identify more with one of the parent's ethnicity or race than with the other parent's. It's not that they're "choosing" sides or choosing one parent over the other; it's simply a personal thing. If one ethnicity is more dominant and pervasive in the child's life growing up, he / she is likely to call themselves primarily that one when grown (particularly if it's the father's and the father gives the child a strong "ethnic" name for example , by which society in general tends to label people anyway). In the case of Halle Berry for instance, she is actually technically only "half-black" I believe, but I believe she "self-identifies" as a black woman, or at least primarily black. For whatever reasons, this is just how it is. If you feel that you're more "African American" than any of those other things you mentioned, and your father is indeed black, then that might as well be what you "are". :-)

Answer 3

Dont worry about it, people get too caught up in race these days. Most people are a mix. I am too, I have 5 dominant races.... except their all white so im just considered white. When people ask just tell them lots of things and mention a few. I would take advantage of it for college though. You could get scholorships for it... I cant because im just a white girl : (

Answer 4

That's actually really neat that you're a mix of so many different cultures. Interesting ones too! You could always just identify yourself as "multiracial."

Answer 5

Wow, sounds like you got a lot to deal with. and on top of that, Jesus ate your cereal?

I would probably mark "other" on the forms. :)

good luck

Answer 6

Multiracial is better than puting other.
african american doesn`t do any good it doesn`t tell where you come from your not from africa.

Answer 7

I'd say other or leave it blank. It's not like they really need to know, anyway.

Answer 8

Just circle the "Other"..... there is ALWAYS the "Other" option on questionnaires, etc

Answer 9

Let's just stick with "Jesus ate my cereal" and call it a day, hmmm...?

Answer 10

You are everything gurl and being everything is beautiful :)