Having difficulty with pride in heritages and ancestry?

Question

This is an odd question, but isnt it a bit odd to try to have pride in heritage if your American?
I mean, I'm half Irish, and a bunch of other stuff in the other half, but I feel i have no right to claim that I am Irish because my parents, grandparents, and great grandparents etc were all from America. Just because Irish americans married other Irish Americans doesnt neccasarily mean to me that their children are Irish. (im using Irish only as an example, this applies to all nationalities in America). I mean, when your american you are American, whats the use of trying to have cultural pride in a country you amost likely have nothing to do with? I have never seen Ireland, scotland or france so how can I brag about having heritage in any of those places...I hope someone understands where I am coming from, or if maybe they can give me a new perspective.

Answer 1

Nope! I'm half-Danish, and I've never been to Denmark.
I do what I can to connect to my Danish heritage, because this is a very important part of where I come from... I think as you get to a place where you want to have children, or maybe even grandchildren, you begin to see this... maybe? That you come from a past, and you are heading towards a future bigger than yourself. Your past matters, and you are only a little part of it.
I go to a Danish community sometimes to have supper, I eat Danish foods and drink *our* liquor (I wrote "their" but corrected myself). I *am* Danish, just as I am Canadian. This is a gift I will give to my children, something I will give to them apart from my future husband.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

I think I get it, But pride is to me, and to my knowledge nothing to play with, so, I will attained my self from giving you the answer, you my be searching for. In, an easy way, to achieved some understanding a/o a solution to your problem??, So, I am my self born in South America, so in U.S., I 'm not consider to be American, in exchange I don't consider that this Country should be call America, But a Country with no Name, or UN-united 50 states Country?, this only because pride, and don't preach on it. I am more than 99% Indian, of course not American India, but, Indian from South America?, and I am Happy with that., simply because the American Continent, belong to all Indians from the American Continent, and everyone can come to America, to live and make an honest living, and we Hope they allow their self to understand our believes, customs and friendships. thank-you. and marry Christmas....., Laught at loud., LOL...

Answer 3

Yes, I can see exactly what you mean. All this "Irish American", "African A" "Italian A". Load of old rubbish.