When are you considered American?

Question

I just saw a comment on the shooting where somebody claimed because the boy was from South Korea he wasn't American.

Is this a country where only White, Christian, Conservatives are considered "American"?

When you think about it, weren't the first Native Americans, Indians?

Answer 1

I was wondering the same:

was Cho a product of Korean upbringing or was he a product of being a Korean brought up in America?? I mean, he lived in the USA from the age of 9..

I can't help but think racism may have played a part in his alientaion ( a 'part' mind you, the other 'part' being that he was PSYCHOTIC was clearly the more significant)

Answer 2

as a staight white male i'd like to say that you are an american citizen when you are given citizenship. but if you call yourself an american the day you step on to the country because you feel at home here and you fully accept this country go ahead. i'm american by birth not choice, so if i felt at home in japan would you care if i called myself japanese or would i just be an american living in japan. this guy had been living in america for most of his life but that doesn't mean he no longer considered himself korean. and the first native americans were still native americans not what some italian guy said they were.

Answer 3

Was he not a permanent resident alien and just
renewed his green card and if that is the case
then he was not an american citizen, but who cares
as he was human just like the rest of us. America
has many issues that it needs to correct and race
issues is one of them. Too many americans are
still prejudice towards race and the government is
not doing enough to try and bring harmony to all.
As an american living abroad because of my
choosing, I am glad I am not in the awful mix that
is taking place in america, with so many internal
problems. People can say I did not contribute and
why did I leave but after serving 22yrs of my life
in defending america while in the military and now
not even being cared about my life because of
gun issues and internal racial problems, I decided
to take my family to a country that cares more of
it's people than america does. believe it or not.

Answer 4

The kid from South Korea was American enough to own firearms.

He did nothing illegal until he pulled the trigger the first time.

Answer 5

He wasn't born in the U.S., so some people may not consider him to be American, but he did have citizenship. And don't bring the Native Americans up, anyone who has citizenship in this country is American, regardless of race or birthplace.

Answer 6

You're American the first time you're eating a Big Mac, having sex with a single woman, and singing the Star Spangled Banner all at the same time.

Answer 7

The Virginia Tech shooter was KOREAN. He was not a US citizen. He came to the US as a young child but did not become a citizen.

Answer 8

na they were natives, not "indians". thats just what christy columbo called em. american isnt a nationality, its made up of loadsa different nationalities

Answer 9

According to straight white males, being american means being a straight white male.