A question to the Europeans…

I know it’s a running joke that some U.S. born citizens like to identify with their European roots (even if they go back generations) but are generally not accepted as such in Europe. But how do you feel about the first generation—the children of immigrants here, from your countries ? Do you see them as having the right to claim the European identity of their parents even though they’re personally U.S. born ?

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bijouxbroussard · F

@BlueGreenGrey

Would the Asians who crossed the Bering Land Bridge during an ice age and are now considered to be the "natives" of the Americas also be considered colonial invaders too? Why do they not celebrate their Asian heritage, and in turn their African heritage, since that is where humans began?

Considering that the former is estimated to happened 20,000 years ago, and the latter millions of years before, not my question. The situation I was speaking of was people whose parents immigrated, and who may still even have relatives in the former country. I was curious to know how people in those countries felt, because I’ve seen it discussed here when it’s been ridiculous, eg, someone whose family has been here since the 1800s claiming European heritage.

Btw, I’m old enough to remember when the "hyphenated" American first came into vogue, and the circumstances around it.