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That's stung me a few times, actually - when American friends of mine talk about their interest in Asian cinema, there's still a slight mental delay before I re
by J_McQuade 17y ago
That's stung me a few times, actually - when American friends of mine talk about their interest in Asian cinema, there's still a slight mental delay before I realise that they don't mean Bollywood.
Also, when I was at university, a black friend of mine went to study for a semester in the USA and he found the amount of times that he was referred to as 'African American' absolutely hilarious. He was born and raised in London and his parents are Caribbean - making him, as you say, neither of those things.
- nandemo 17y agoSo his parents are "African-American" after all. ;-)
- notauser 17y agoI know a woman who self identifies as 'African-American' because she was born and raised in Tanzania. Since she is 5'10" and blond this causes some problems.
- tokenadult 17y agoI know a woman who self identifies as 'African-American' because she was born and raised in Tanzania. If she would be identified as "white" in Tanzania, as appears to be the implication of your post, she doesn't fit the United States definition of "African-American," which is a synonym for "black." http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/858679-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-7-a.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/85867...