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Posted by: Gina (Staten-Island@USA.net) on 3/30/1998@17:36hrs:
In Reply to: Italian-Americans posted by: Madame T on 3/30/1998@14:23hrs:
I'm very proud of my heritage and my family has kept the tradidions of our heritage alive an well ever since arriving in the US. I am the first of my family to be born in the UNITED STATES. Both my parents were foreigners as was all the generation before me. The generation before me all became AMERICAN CITIZENS and are proud of it to this day. If someones asks what I am, I say AMERICAN, if they go further and ask me what natioinality I'm AMERICAN. Now is they want to know where my heritage comes from that's a different question so I answer "my Dad was born in Argentina and my Mom was born in England" so it's very clear that I'm of Argentine & English heritage. My firm opinion is: if you are born in America or you came to our great shores to be a part of the greatest country in the world and became a cititizen of AMERICA then you're AMERICAN with a family hertage that goes back to wherever ever but AMERICAN comes first cause this is where "U" are empowered with freedom to live a bountifuly life.