“Almost 20 million people claim to have ‘American’ ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family’s genealogy”
Let’s make it a goal for the next census that we get 95% American responses.
I know my families genealogy. Almost all of them have been here since the colonies began. I am a melting pot. No amount of “ethnicity” stands out from another. My ancestors (except for gg born in Ireland and gg born in Brazil, are Americans as I am, and became Americans (un-hyphenated). Goes back to 1620 and our culture is American. (I have a 1/16 “Native American Indian).
their quote about American, insults me.
I claim American ancestry because that’s what I have, and that’s what I am.
“Almost 20 million people claim to have ‘American’ ancestry for political reasons and because they are unsure of their family’s genealogy”
That seemed wrong to me, too. It presents a false dichotomy. I think lots of Americans claim to be ethnically American because that was the tradition they had received in their family from the founding of the country.
I claim American because... my ancestors have BEEN HERE for 373 years!!!
Good Grief! How long to you have to LIVE somewhere to be FROM there?
Along the way, we've blended a little of just about every group into the fold. Originally, English...but, we've added a LOT of Spanish, American Indian, German, Scottish, Italian.....
I am... an AMERICAN MUTT!