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When you walk down the street and see a (non-black) minority, assuming they are an American citizen, do you consider them an American? Or if you have minority friends who are citizens, do you consider them American?
This is a question I have thought about for many years and just never had the opportunity to ask. I come from Asian descent, married into a white family, who have accepted me for me. I am accepted into their homes with open arms, with love, with unity. I was lucky to have such wonderful in-laws but sometimes I feel that I'm the exception not the rule, especially with the wake of the tragic murders at VTech.
When you walk down the street and see a (non-black) minority, assuming they are an American citizen, do you consider them an American? Or if you have minority friends who are citizens, do you consider them American?
This is a question I have thought about for many years and just never had the opportunity to ask. I come from Asian descent, married into a white family, who have accepted me for me. I am accepted into their homes with open arms, with love, with unity. I was lucky to have such wonderful in-laws but sometimes I feel that I'm the exception not the rule, especially with the wake of the tragic murders at VTech.
I'm going to be completely honest and say no. Most Americans do not see Asians as "Americans" at all. I think Asian males have it especially bad because no matter how much success they acheive in academia, they are undesireable not only to other races sexually, but even their own women go for white men.
I saw what happened at VT coming--it was really inevitable. No group of people can be underrepresented, disrespected for so long without someone lashing out.
I think many Asian women marry into white families hoping themselves to assimilate into American society--some do, but I still don't see an Asian woman as "white", no matter who she is married to.
I think Asians as a whole need to be more accepting of their own cultures.
I'm going to be completely honest and say no. Most Americans do not see Asians as "Americans" at all. I think Asian males have it especially bad because no matter how much success they acheive in academia, they are undesireable not only to other races sexually, but even their own women go for white men.
I saw what happened at VT coming--it was really inevitable. No group of people can be underrepresented, disrespected for so long without someone lashing out.
I think many Asian women marry into white families hoping themselves to assimilate into American society--some do, but I still don't see an Asian woman as "white", no matter who she is married to.
I think Asians as a whole need to be more accepting of their own cultures.
no matter how long Whites have occupied America,Whites are not native to the land but native Americans.
If you live here, work here, are a citizen, obey the laws of the land then you are an American citizen..Makes no difference what color you are, what your religious beliefs are, or who your ancestors were, or what your sexual preferences are.
When you walk down the street and see a (non-black) minority, assuming they are an American citizen, do you consider them an American? Or if you have minority friends who are citizens, do you consider them American?
This is a question I have thought about for many years and just never had the opportunity to ask. I come from Asian descent, married into a white family, who have accepted me for me. I am accepted into their homes with open arms, with love, with unity. I was lucky to have such wonderful in-laws but sometimes I feel that I'm the exception not the rule, especially with the wake of the tragic murders at VTech.
I appreciate your honest response.
If they speak English and are patriotic to the USA and have followed to laws to be here legally and have become citizens -- yes I consider them American.
Otherwise no -- everyone in the USA is not an American. That applies to white Europeans too who are not American citizens.
Yes, everyone here who has U.S. citizenship is an American. No single one of us is "literally" American except Native Americans, so it would make no sense to think of anyone as non-American based on heritage.
If they speak English and are patriotic to the USA and have followed to laws to be here legally and have become citizens -- yes I consider them American.
You do realize that many citizens don't speak English, right? And since when is "being patriotic" a requirement? I know these are just your opinions, but it's sad that you wouldn't consider a citizen to be American...
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