Why the hyphenated American

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    Larry
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    Why do blacks and other people of color insist on being hyphenated – Americans? Why African – American? Why Mexican – American? Is there something wrong with being just plain ol’ American? I don’t know of any group of white people who go around insisting on being called German-Americans or English-Americans or Dutch-Americans or any other Hyphenated-American. Why is it necessary to be distinguished from whites in this manner?

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    Name : Larry, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 55, City : Amarillo, State : TX, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 
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