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Old 02-17-2008, 08:52 AM   #99 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
That may be the method for African Americans, but Filipino Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Chinese Americans, the ones that I know all seem to have self labeled.
I wouldn't call it self-labeled. I would call it the acceptance of a label given to you by someone else. And once you accept it, you can began to take some power over it's meaning. i know some black people who accept the label "african american" but i know more who don't.
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