do u find ureself identifying ureslef with ur ethnicity or ur nationality??
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why does americanhave to be followed by a african latin german or whatever??
2007-01-13 05:38:17 · 4 answers · asked by Lara^mt 5 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
in my own country its usually my race. and overseas its usually my nationality. the whole system is screwed i believe that people should not be categorized by their race we are all humans and this divides people even more i think that nationality is more important!!!!
2007-01-13 05:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by girl..1 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Knowing your nationality can help you learn a lot about yourself. but people don't just parade around reciting their family history, it's something a little more special than that. America is such a melting pot that even if you said you were american it's notenough for people, it's little more than a location. While being American might signify national pride or freedom, nobody is purely American, so when that question comes up people go into their nationality.
2007-01-13 15:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
By me being an african-american it still does not help me, for blacks it is hard to trace our roots. Some of us will never know our background. But i would prefer to be called black simple as that, because i am not from Africa I am just an american.
2007-01-13 16:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by muslimah4life91 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't...I think it is important for people to know about there family background though. It underscores America as a melting pot of all people.
2007-01-13 13:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by gemneye70 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋