whats with the '-american' shit?

[Sydal]

immigrants were designated to the poverty stricken areas during this time in history. they catered to one another and were segregated by "white america". They relied on one another for survival.some did stay true to their culture. it only makes sense they spoke their native tongue.





to fit in and pursue the so-called "american dream".



i'd be willing to bet your grandfather wanted a better life for his family and did what he had to. he may say that, and in no way am i knocking him, i'm just saying post wwII created the biggest change in our society. people got a taste of freedom and never looked back. coming out west was about opportunity in those days. people were proud to be americans. whether they were really mexican, italian, etc. didnt matter.

Yea, I know my history...lol. I know why people did what they did, but I'm telling you my family was not in that group. We're talking about a man that taught his kids to never lose themselves...to always be true to their roots. If it was so cool for him to be American, he would have cut out a lot more than the language...believe me.

I taught my mom some Italian (I taught myself a lot), and she even came to me and said, "Fuck, that's what my parents and their friends were always saying at dinner...NASTY!" That's just how it was in that house.

I completely agree with what you're saying...I know how it was. But I'm telling you my family had/has way too much pride for that shit. If I'm not completely "Americanized", it's because my grandparents and great-grandparents refused to allow a new location to change who they were. It's stuck for about 100 years, give or take a few...and I'm going to pass on the same shit to my kids (as well as their Salvadoran roots).

Anyway, I'm off to sleep. Gotta take the lady to her pre-natal appt. in the morning.

 

[radiostationrep]

i can trace my family history all the way back to the 1500's. i consider myself an american because of my upbringing but was always made aware of my roots. we can both thank great granparents for that.

i think we are all one in the end.

right on for the convo.

 

[DAT NIGGA TAZZ]

LOL THIS THREAD WAS MADE BY A WHITE PERSON WITH A MULLET... SO I AINT GONNA GET TOO DEEP INTO NO ARGUMENTS

IM TECHNICLLY"AMERICAN" BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN NORTH AMERICA I GUESS, BUT I DONT CONSIDER MYSELF AMERICAN... IMA CALIFORNIAN...

IF A PERSON IS FRON SOUTH OR CENTRAL AMERICA THEN THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED "AMERICAN", ITS EITHER "SOUTH AMERICAN" OR "CENTRAL AMERICAN", BUT IF YOUR FROM THE U.S. UR JUST "AMERICAN"

I DONT CONSIDER MYSELF "NORTH AMERICAN", JUST A CALIFORNIAN, CALI IS AS BIG OR BIGGER THAN MOST COUNTRIES, SO FUCK IT. A WHITE DUDE NAMED HIS LAND, SO IMA NAME MINE, IMA AFRICAN-CALIFORNIAN

 

[Sydal]

i can trace my family history all the way back to the 1500's. i consider myself an american because of my upbringing but was always made aware of my roots. we can both thank great granparents for that.

i think we are all one in the end.

right on for the convo.

I hear ya. We all definitely originated in the same place at the beginning of mankind, so yea, in the end we're all family.

Good convo my dude.

 

[Sydal]

LOL THIS THREAD WAS MADE BY A WHITE PERSON WITH A MULLET...

LMAO!

 

[AKAZIE]

im from Earth.