You can answer what you want to the ancestry question. Some people just say American, for whatever reason. I mean, my memere will make the argument that her family has been on this continent for 400 years, so why aren't they just "American," but then why do I still call her memere?
I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:52:33 am PDT #5856 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Katie M - May 20, 2005 10:53:02 am PDT #5857 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
I'd guess that's for people who don't want to describe themselves by ethnic ancestry, and instead just call themselves "American".
amych - May 20, 2005 10:53:10 am PDT #5858 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
It's ultimately a question about how you self-identify, so almost anything, I guess.
Amy - May 20, 2005 10:53:34 am PDT #5859 of 10001
Because books.
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
Maybe fourth of fifth generation American?
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:55:03 am PDT #5860 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Another ancestry question: At what point does someone just become "American" vs. (for example) "German-American"?
eta: I guess that was just answered by Amy.
Gudanov - May 20, 2005 10:55:36 am PDT #5861 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
People who came here from Canada?
§ ita § - May 20, 2005 10:55:54 am PDT #5862 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
Descendents of Vespucci, I believe.
The Oh picture startled me too. Not sure why I didn't believe the very clear description, looked at it, and then had to go back to check.
I need to remember there's a Mark functionality for a reason.
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:56:03 am PDT #5863 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
People who came here from Canada?
That's the first thing I thought.
Kathy A - May 20, 2005 10:56:38 am PDT #5864 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I think that the Western and Southern European populations are going down, but the Central and Eastern ones are staying level/increasing in the past 15 years or so. I know that the Polish population in Chicago is actually going down a bit, but only because the younger ones who came over in the 1980s and 90s are now getting married and heading for the 'burbs (Elmwood Park and Franklin Park, especially) with their families. This is good, because there are now more Polish bakeries and restaurants along Harlem Avenue--yay for pierogies and kolachkies!
askye - May 20, 2005 10:58:19 am PDT #5865 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
One of my great grandfathers was German but they Americanized their last name at some point.
I have German, Comanche, Scottish, and English ancestry and god knows what else since my one of my grandfather's never knew his father and his mother never spoke of him. From census records we found out his first name and that he was born in Kentucky but nothing past that.