Why do SOME whites ask about terms like asian-american, african-american, etc.?

"americans" never accepted ANYONE into this country with open arms. the irish were treated like dirt. the jewish, the germans. EVERYONE has an ethnic slur of some type. none of us belong here anyway. we are all uninvited guests of the tribes who lived here before. i think we add "hyphen american" as a way to include everyone as we are all different yet the same. we might be asian-american or italian-american but we share the same suffix and are united in our differences and sameness.

There also used to be signs in NYC restaurants no WOPS (Italians) allowed. The Molly McGuire's were formed because of the treatment the Irish suffered at the hands of people in America. Jews were called Kikes. Ever heard a Polock joke? French descendants were called Frogs.These are all white folks. Whites have been called Crackers, Honkeys, Rednecks, Gringos, and other racial slurs. It is wrong but it is a two way street. Maybe you should study History a little yourself. It is not just in America this happens. Look at Asia and see what the Japanese, Koreans, and the Chinese call each other. Look at Africa and see how they treat each other. Look at the Middle East and how the Arabs kill each other and the names they call each other,the Jews, the Turkish people, and the Persians (Iranians). This is not an American problem it is a Human problem

lol i see what you saying but if we were born in America we are Americans all that Native asian African stuff don't matter. I'm having a hard time understanding y they xclude us like this is their soil its reall the Natives soil but I don't like to be seperated and called an african american when I'm not from africa I mean I'm just not from africa I have white Indian and black blood I am a true american lol and I refused to be refered to as an african american its stupid

Americans *lol*

Bast_rds

Let's see American WAS a race. but it was washed out by White European as_wholes... now these stuck-up White people think that they're American (as in a racE)

How many fu_king time do I have to hear: "He's not American, he's obviously Latin" or "She's Japanese not American!"

WTF White people are stupid... no wonder they hate Asians for being brainy when they've got sh_t for brains (main example: Bush. Second example: they voted for him and that's all folks!)

No, unfortunately they don't. What still amazes me is that colleges in most parts of the Western United States do not offer any other history or major in history except the American one that excludes for the most part the contributions of these same groups you mention were excluded.

I love You!! But, we need to drop our racial identities now. There is only one color that matters. RED. Those washed in the blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of their sins. There is neither Jew nor Greek, Male nor Female, Black nor white.

Well it's because asians and africans know where they came from white people don't that is why they can't go back to where they came from they don't know.

I AGREE 100%...I AM BLACK BUT NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN...I WAS NOT BORN IN AFRICA...WE ARE ALL AMERICANS...

thank god im not american..and dont worry i will get the **** outta this country,im moving to St.Lucia in the carribean....Fukkers!

you just shot off your mouth without knowing it.