Something that's pretty big in American culture is celebrating whatever your non-American culture is. In many cases, if people couldn't claim to be 1/8 somethin

Something that's pretty big in American culture is celebrating whatever your non-American culture is. In many cases, if people couldn't claim to be 1/8 something, they'd feel left out. When people tell you that, they're making small talk about their family. Don't ask them about the culture they're claiming to be from, ask them about their family.