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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our elementary school is having a multicultural night. It's fun and we will definitely attend. A lot of the students are immigrants or first gen.

But... what do we tell DD about our "country of origin"? My background is at least 8 western European countries and DH covers most of Eastern Europe. We aren't even sure what country dh's last name comes from (my maiden name was generic English like Jones/Smith). DD is supposed to dress up and bring food. She keeps asking, but we don't have anything for her to dress up in or foods from our ancestors. My family actually has some fun history, but it's all American (one was a revolutionary war hero and another founded a town that's named after our family). Do we choose a random European country?

I'm sure I'm overthinking this. [/quote]

You are American. There is nothing wrong with that. What state are you from? Bring something from your home state. We have regional cuisines in this country and that can be very unique. I am from S Texas (MexAm) so I would probably bring BBQ, tacos, or similar. You from the South? There's a ton of food to represent? New England? Same. I mean, even the Midwest does it's thing. If you're a native Marylander, take some crab cakes and call it a day.

As to what do you tell your kids - You tell your kids that they are Americans. That is a culture and a nationality. I don't know why so many people try to skirt around that. [/quote]

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