Is a White person born in Africa and becomes a US citizen and lives in America an African American ?

Question

I got to hear the answer to this one !

Answer 1

A White person born in Africa is an African and when he becomes a US citizen and lives in America he is not an African American because the latter refers to a Black American.

Answer 2

I don't even like to half myself like that.

My father is American, my mother is Filipino, and I was born in Japan. This doesn't make me Filipino-American or Japanese-American. I am AMERICAN. Thats it! I go to Japan, I am American....I go to the Philippines, I am still American. You become a citizen of the USA then you have joined us in being American which doesn't mean leaving your roots either.

But in other view, if I were to think in the hyphenated sense then yeah, go ahead and call yourself African American and see what all the black "African-Americans" would say. They would probrably find that as interesting as everybody else here and most likely to accept it.

Answer 3

No, because the whites from Africa were called Afrikaners not Africans so they would be Afrikaners Americans.

History: In 1652 a small company of employees of the Dutch East India Company were settled on the southern tip of Africa in order to establish a refreshment station for the Company’s ships en route to the Far East. From this group of Dutchmen the Afrikaners were to develop. From 1688 to 1700, they were joined by about 200 French Huguenots, Protestant refugees from Catholic France.

Answer 4

As confusing as it may be to a person not capable of deeply thinking about the question, the answer is a clear and emphatic YES! I was born in America, have never been to Africa, and consider myself African American. As soon as we truly begin to see each other as human beings, the racial distinctions that tend to separate us will, hopefully, disappear and we can function on the basis of humanistic standards sans racial labels.

Answer 5

Yes, the term "african-american" refers to nationality not ethnicity. It is just confusing because the vast majority of "african americans" are black. I am a "native american" as are most americans(because I was born here), but because my ancestry does not go back as far in america, people look at me funny when I say that. Why can't we just get rid of all these tags that we put upon ourselves and each other.

There is nothing Affirmative about "affirmative action". It is just government sanctioned racism.

Answer 6

white people are Caucasian no matter where they were born. African-American was supposed to be a PC term to call black people, but all the Blacks I know don't like the term because they aren't from Africa, they are several generations American born.

Answer 7

yes.

color of skin does not change where you were born.

did you know that most of the people that live int the country of South Africa are WHITE

this is why it should not the the PC way to call a black person "African American" but to call them "Black". some people that live in South America, like the Amazon Rain Forest are black, so what would you call them if they moved to the US...

"South American-American"

Answer 8

Well to tell you from experience, Yes they are. I have meet a few folks from Africa who are as well, tan i guess would be a good word for it. Pinkish maybe. But they do call them selves African Americans.

Personally i find this whole thing offensive. Your an American or your not. We have no room for hyphenated Americans.

Answer 9

lol, is a person that is born in America an American? Okay, then why is a person that is born in America, more specifically a black person, considered an African American.

Answer 10

It depends on how much of an *** you want to be. Technically, of course they are, but anyone with half a brain recognizes that this is just an asinine attempt to avoid any meaningful discussion of race by someone who doesn't have the brains to make any sort of cogent argument.

ADDITION: Erik N. above is incorrect. The majority of South Africans are black, about 80% of the population. Whites make up about a 10% minority of the South African population.