Complete tripe
"Robert and people like him think it's ok for any other group to hyphenate themselves. European- Americans are the only ones who seem to not be allowed to show pride in their biological heritage. Well I say to hell with that."
Well, for Robert, see his reply.
For you, ever heard of Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Polish-Americans, ad inf.?
(Note the only group who does not hyphenate are the British (and possibly German).
You must be blind.
America's heritage is that is a mixture of people of all races. Always has been, since the pilgrims first came.
Tony
P.S. I will agree with you on one point - "So maybe we should just call ourselves Americans ".
Good idea - and can we do away with St. Patrick's Day parades at the same time?