Ethnicity.

The conversation about ethnicity and whether ethnicity can be a choice or not is heated because it can be interpreted many ways from different perspectives by people who either inherit or reject their ethnicity. It is complicated especially when it comes to the United States since I couldn't really think of a ethnicity that properly suits what we have here. The short history of America and its diverse population make it harder to define the American identity. No matter the type of social construction we have, ether the melting pot or cultural pluralism, Ethnicity is undefined. If I want to tell people who know nothing about me that my ethnicity is American, I think people will believe it. However, if the any one of my amcon classmates go to China and tell people their ethnicity is Chinese, I doubt that people will buy it. I don't think this is the issue of race, of whether you look "American" or "Chinese". Personally I find that an "American look" or "American ethnicity" is somehow easier to present. Not to fall into stereotype or classification, but after four years of living here, I think I can identify Americans from those of other countries.