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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the US, African American refers to racial ancestry, not citizenship. [b]So, she is within her rights to put AA, [/b]BUT...I would let her decide (this is what I did with my child who could have "hidden" her Asian heritage on the application.)

She decided to check Asian, because she felt that was the most accurate answer. I was proud of her for being forthright, and proud of her identity. Others feel strongly about checking mixed race. Your child is forming her identity as an adult. Let her chose what feels honest to her.

By the way, two other side feelings we had were : we did not want her somewhere where her ethnicity would not be embraced AND if this is a deal breaker for the school, it would have been pretty obvious at the interview.

But again, I discussed it with her and feel proud of how she handled it. Felt authentic and transparent.[/quote]

Nope.  She's not AA.  African American = descendants of Africans brought to the US as slaves.  [/quote]

So Rihanna isn’t AA? [/quote]

Rihanna is black.  She's not American so wouldn't be AA.  She was born and raised in Barbados.  Similarly, British person with African ancestry isn't African American.[/quote]

She’s a green card holder. That’s American enough for me. [/quote]

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