[Ray T.]

Other Americans will not let me be a non-hyphenated American. When I meet white or black Americans, they usually ask me: ‘Where are you from?’ I answer, ‘Los Angeles.’ Then they ask, ‘No, I mean, where are you originally from?’ Having been born in Los Angeles, I reply again, ‘Los Angeles.’ Then they ask, ‘I mean, where are your parents originally from?’ They don’t let me call myself ‘American,’ even though my family has been in the U.S. for almost a 150 years.

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Name : Ray T., City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, 

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