[CathyandSteveG]

Funny isn't it.....My daughter in law is 1/2 white and 1/2 Vietnamese. she ALWAYS checks the Caucasian box...even though had she checked the Asian box...she would have had more opportunities as a minority.
So is she white? or Vietnamese? and i too want to know if you are half white and half black why then are you black?

So my granddaughter is 1/4 Vietnamese and 3/4 white....she is only 8...but i wonder what the world will offer her and what choices she will make when she enters college.

The one positive thing i see in this world is that we become more "blended" all the time...and someday maybe it really will not matter at all....and no one will have to lie or compromise.

[gomoho]

So I am curious. If a white person is born and a citizen of Africa and moves to the US and becomes a citizen are they African-American. I would think so just as my grand parents were Italian-Americans.

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by gomoho

So I am curious. If a white person is born and a citizen of Africa and moves to the US and becomes a citizen are they African-American. I would think so just as my grand parents were Italian-Americans.

[Cedwards38]

Originally Posted by gomoho

So I am curious. If a white person is born and a citizen of Africa and moves to the US and becomes a citizen are they African-American. I would think so just as my grand parents were Italian-Americans.

I believe the term African American refers to a race rather than a place of origin. You described the person's race in your question.