Why is Kamala called the 1st black VP?

I see that she is Jamaican & Indian. Why is she not considered either one of those
nationalities?

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Media and our society likes to put "black" or "Afro-American" as the numb er one ethnic option because of our history of African-American slavery. Like Tiger Woods, who early in his career pointed out he considered himself more Asian than Black, but media and people ignored his personal choices. BTW -- I believe the Jamaican part of Harris' ancestry is not autocthonous Carribean but descended from African slaves brought to Jamaica, so African-American, not Jamaican applies.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@ChipmunkErnie What about a white person born in Africa, that moved to America, like
Elon Musk?

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@DogMan Afrikaans-American? I've heard the argument/propostition that "African-American" exists because the descendants of slaves from African don't know what country they came from, only what continent, so they can't be like whites who claim to be "Italian-American" or "Polish-American ", etc.

JSul3 · 70-79

@DogMan Actor Basil Rathbone was born in S. Africa. His parents were British.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@JSul3 So Rathbone would be a South African American, British English with a drawl.

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@DogMan Or an Afrikaans-American? I dunno. Is Ted Cruz a Canadian? He was born in Canada, but to US parents.

JSul3 · 70-79

@DogMan "You've come to Nottingham once too often!"