[Kate26609]

I think its the way we have to label a group of people, something we were unconciously trained to do from a young age. We may define you as Arabs, but have no clue what to call the other Asians. I’ve always been taught that Russia was a part of Asia, but until recently some have considered calling it Europe and people in that region East Europeans. People who are of oriental origin call themselves asian, and I think the most common association with the term, people of oreiental origin, is because we consider China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea etc to be the Asian majority. I have friends that do not like being called Orientals, but prefer Asians. Americans associate Arabs with the ‘Middle East’, a term coined in the 1900s, and according to Arabs this term is incorrect. PC Americans know Arabs as Southeast Asians. You are an Asian, of course! But most Americans feel a need to call a whole group of people one title due to our society which unfortuntely pays much attention to race and ethnicity, ie some believe all people in the middle east and southeast asia are Arabs,most believe all people who originated in Europe and Russia are white, and some believe that all Africans are black. (These, however, are not my opinions!) Now this may seem the reverse of your situation, but why do most Egptians prefer to be called Middle Eastern or Arab, when in fact they are in Africa? This is much like you being from Asia. I know they are Arab in culture and in history, but aren’t you Arab, too? Some may say they have more connections with the Middle East, and therefore are Middle Eastern, but why not African? Do most Arabs consider them African or Middle Eastern? I hope this was helpful to you and I answered your question, and you can give some insight on mine.

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Name : Kate26609, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Pentecostal, City : Jenks, State : OK, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Social class : Middle class, 

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