I have to agree with John. If there are "African Americans" Then we have "Asian Americans", "European Americans" and etc.
By the way, there are three continents that make up the America's. North America, Central America and South America. I know of NO country that is named America, it is "USA" United States of America. The term "African American" has been forced in our faces to the point that it is being used as an excuse in more ways than one. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: hwedhlor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Race - Bill, Please refrain from generalizing about what "many Americans" think, or do not think. I've lived in the United States of America for nearly 69 years, and have never met a single American who thinks Africa is a country, and not a continent. Such generalizations are just as inaccurate as the term African American. :-) John John Zimmerman Mesa, AZ On 7/5/2012 5:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > African American in considered by some as a race but anyone born in > Africa and now in America would fit that description. Not all people > from Africa are black. That is where some confusion can come in. Many > Americans think Africa is a country, it is a continent, of many > nations and people. It comes down to education, accuracy, and being > proud of who you and your family are. I have family members that try > to recreate our family, drives me crazy. > I go for accuracy. > Bill > In a message dated 7/5/2012 5:11:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > David is the second person that has commented on this > thread, saying that people need to be careful not to > "confuse" race with nation of origin. This totally > baffles me as to how anyone wouldn't know what the > difference between a person's race and their nation of > origin. American and South African are nationalities. > Caucasian is a race. How would someone confuse the > two? Japanese is a nationality. Asian is a race. > Again, how do you confuse the two? > > Ron Bernier > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Abernathy > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Only some of them (census) had contained race. >> >> Also one needs to careful as to what is a race and >> not a nation of origin. >> >> Sent from my Kindle Fire >> In God We Trust >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. > 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook > (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our > blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook > (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
