Americans can be of any race or ethnicity, but that's not what most Americans think is true. Americans can be very judgmental when it comes to other people's skin. When most people think of an American, they think of a white person. How long does all this racism have to go on? Until people just accept people for who they are and not what color they are. To me, an American is any one person who lives in the United States, no matter if they were born here or moved here from other countries.
             Do we still have issues with color and ethnicity? Americans have the choice to identify themselves by the census or a poll, letting the government now about how many different races we have in America and what percent of each group. One way the government knows this is when you fill out an application for a job, for college, car insurance, health insurance, and even some credit cards. There are different category's to choose from, Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, other, and more. Why do we Americans have to say what we are? Can't we all be Americans? Why are there all different types of categories? There are still issues about color and ethicality because of all these polls and identifying the process. Some races get better deals or advantages because of their ethnicity, so yes they would want to identify their race. So then many other races get upset because they aren't getting these advantages. If there were no polls, there could be no categorizing people by color and race. On the other hand, some Americans want it to be known that they are not just Americans. In the past Americans were known as white people, and some people think that way still. A person would look at a white person and know that they were probably born and raised in America just by the color of there skin. Now looking at skin color other than white, someone might assume that they moved here from another country. Now I hav...