Sorry to ask, I don’t want to seem ignorant but I really don’t get it. Like, I saw a post on someone identifying as Norwegian-American and I thought of what another commenter said that most people don’t do the stuff Americans do and how most people will see them as American. But I see many Americans strongly identify with a culture they were raised with. Is it still okay for them to do that? What’s the point?

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[–] 13 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

I call myself "Chinese American" because I was born in China and I can speak Cantonese, Mandarin, and can read basic Chinese.

Especially online because otherwise people just be white defaultist and assume you're white. And I wanna be unique (while sharing the common national identity as an American).

I feel better about myself being unique.

Its also about self-esteem... I mean I get "jokes" thown at me all the time for being Asian looking... might as well just lean into it... embrace it...

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