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So often in my life i've been asked what my Nationality is.  I consider this an odd question coming from someone who lives in this country, and even more odd is the puzzling look on their face when I respond with "American".  Usually that is followed up with another question of, where I come from. Obviously the question from the beggining should have been, "What is your ethnic background?".  Still I consider this an odd question, but apparently I am the only one.  For the record, I am an American.  I was born and raised in California.  However, if you speak to a lot of the people I grew up with they would tell you they are "Mexican-American".  I also was friends with "Chinese-Americans" and "African-Americans".  I've wondered where these countries lie that they speak of, because I think it would be neat to visit. Why not get rid of the hyphen? Why is being anything other than an...
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