The courage to become Americans.

Not ________-American, just American

When is the last time you heard someone refer to themselves as Mexican-American, or Italian-American, or African-American?

I would like to suggest that we drop the past history and consider ourselves Americans.  All of us.  All races, all nationalities, all forget the label of our past.  I am not proposing that you your past, and never forget your history.  If we are all to unite we need to change.

If you refer to yourself as a Cuban-American you are telling everyone to relate to you as a Cuban first, and second as an American.  You are also telling us that your allegiance and loyalty is to some country other than that USA.  Maybe it is just a perception, but it is what message you are sending.

So, what do we do to further along our desire for racial equality and unity in America?  How if we tell all of our politicians not to use these terms? What would happen if we all decided that these terms are as offensive to us as the “N” word?

Do we have the courage to become Americans?