[quote name='tyeman64']um your title is wrong.
African Americans are Africans who moved into the U.S.
We are not African Americans considering that we were born in the U.S.
That goes for other races also.You dont see "white americans" labeled as European americans.
Just thought I would drop alittle knowledge.[/QUOTE]
That is actually untrue. African-American refers not to people who emigrated here, but to their descendants as well.
Here's from Merriam Webster (African-American is defined as Afro-American)
Main Entry:
Af·ro-Amer·i·can
Pronunciation: "a-frO-&-'mer-&-k&n
Function:
noun
: an American of African and especially of black African descent
-
Afro-American adjective
Here are some more:
Main Entry:
An·glo-Amer·i·can
Pronunciation: "a[ng]-glO-&-'mer-&-k&n
Function:
noun
: a North American whose native language is English;
especially : an inhabitant of the U.S. of English origin or descent
-
Anglo-American adjective
Main Entry:
Asian-Amer·i·can
Pronunciation: -&-'m&r-&-k&n
Function:
noun
: an American of Asian descent
-
Asian-American adjective
Main Entry:
Fran·co-Amer·i·can
Pronunciation: "fra[ng]-kO-&-'mer-&-k&n
Function:
noun
: an American of French or especially French-Canadian descent
-
Franco-American adjective
Interesting how many people's interpretations of what words actually mean are far from the truth...
In Japan, people would probably use "black" (def 4) or other more offensive words...
Main Entry:
2black
Function:
noun
1 : a black pigment or dye;
especially : one consisting largely of carbon
2 : the achromatic color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light
3 : something that is black: as
a : black clothing
b : a black animal (as a horse)
4 a : a person belonging to any of various population groups having dark pigmentation of the skin
b : [size=-1]AFRO-AMERICAN[/size]
5 : the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (as chess)
6 : total or nearly total absence of light
7 : the condition of making a profit -- usually used with
the -- compare
[size=-1]RED[/size]