There is something that really interests me.. I bring this up as a person who just recently received their citizenship to America a short time ago.. I am from the Caribbean, BiRacial.. Black Spanish and White.. Yes I say Biracial as I give credit to both of my parents for my birth and genes.

Well this is what I have a problem with.. the terms African American, Asian American, Eastern American… etc..

Now why can we not just say American.. Really.. let’s take the term African American for example — I am considered to be Black because of appearances - the color of my skin, the texture of my hair, even though though the only black in my gene pool is from my grandmother..
the same goes for the Spanish.. yet I will not be considered such?

Now, I am from the Carribean, not considered Caribean American Right?, no such animal.. No, but prior to three weeks ago when I was not an American what would have I called myself?

Also I was not born in Africa, never been there.. can name about 8 countries there at best, don’t speak the language but I call myself African American..

My children, their father is American, 3rd Generation, but his roots come from Mexico.. yet he is considered Mexican.. as are my kids.. Why, they are American themselves.. Yet my kids who are 4th generation American are More American than my White American Husband is considered American and they are Mexican.. go figure.. they can’t speak hardly a lick of spanish.. what they learned is school, and yet…

I wonder.. when will an American just be an American?