On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:08:57 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


Why is it we have to identify and quantify ourselves as Polish American,
Irish American or African American?

Do we? I mean, we are a nation of immigrants, but most people I know
call themselves plain American in conversation.



Even better - why would a person of 50% mixed heritage - say Obama -
choose to identify himself as black as opposed to white?

Plessy v. Ferguson comes to mind.