Warning - RANT! SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC! AND LOOOONG.
Bah, this whole celebration of diversity left wing crap is tearing the country apart.
If someone asks me my heritage, I tell them damn proudly that I am an American. I get aggravated when people come to this country and expect it to recognize and make allowances that because your skin is a different color, we have to kowtow to your traditions.
Imagine moving to China and expecting the Chinese government to grant you special concessions because you don't speak Chinese? That's laughable, but its just what a lot of people want and expect and GET here in the USA.
I don't care how many rice paddies, or beans, or raviolis, or potatoes (in my case, my ancestors are from Ireland) you have on your back when you get here. You came to this country because you realize how amazing it is. Respect it. Don't expect it to respect you. My parents taught me at an early age that if a person or group wants respect then they should SHOW IT FIRST. Not demand it.
You aren't African American, you are American African. You aren't Latin American, you are an American Latin. I'm not a European American, I'm an American European. You made a choice when you come into this country to put it in front of the land of your birth. Therefore I will treat you as an equal, until you prove otherwise. I will not give you handouts, I will not expect handouts from you. Ever. Contribute actively to this country and repect society in a responsible and moral fashion, and you might find yourself on my front porch with a cold one in your hand. Regardless of what country / culture you are from.
And what kills me is that a lot of people, especially on the left these days, thinks it bad / rascist / fascist to be proud to be an American. Why is this bad? I don't think I'm rascist, I just think it pisses me off that this country is obsessed with highlighting its citizens differences and we almost NEVER celebrate what we have in common. If we continue down these roads, we will in the name of political correctness and understanding segregate ourselves.
Adam