I get asked a lot where I'm from. Even after I tell people, people still ask (esp. black people) what are you? A label can mean a lot to people, a label can also doom a person. As soon as you figure out your identity someone else will come along to challenge it. I've lived around black folks a while and while it's good to know where you're from, I see a lot of people limiting themselves based on what they THINK black people are/should do.
I've enjoyed watching Tiger Woods' handling of that issue. That young man is one class act.