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African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:36 pm
by hanad_mn
I am going to take the oath of Citizenship in October. I was thinking whether I will become African American or Somalian American. The problem is, There is no such thing as Somalian american In the American society classification. Either you are a caucasian, Native, African american, hespanic or Asian American.
What do you guys think I should call myself?
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:41 pm
by Berke
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:42 pm
by Nomand
you are a real african american the blacks never even been to africa so they are just americans.
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:47 pm
by FAH1223
You are African.
You are about to be an American.
African-American
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:50 pm
by Berke
hanad, it is pathetic of you to develop an identity crises at this age. you are not a confused 13 year old kid. you are a reer xaaji saleebaan with an american passport.
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:53 pm
by hanad_mn
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:56 pm
by ToughGong
Waxaad tahey Somali with some travel documents that has USA passport written on it
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:57 pm
by sexy-kitten
You'll be Somali American. If you look at it one way and squint your eyes, you'll notice that you're both African and American but you're really just an American. How about you just skip everything and tell whoever asks you that you're Somali. That's what I've been doing for the past decade nd some. When it comes to checking boxes, just check black or African decent. There shouldn't be a confusion about getting your passport for the first time.
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:01 pm
by ToughGong
The reason Nabi Isse never says Ya Qomi..
and every other Prophet says it,is because to be of that people your father has to be one of them.So for people who ask what am I
You are who your father is
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:44 pm
by wagardhac
if you are H

UTU dentify yourself African-American.. if you are daarood dentify yourself Asian American.. daarood ismail iis arab.. and arabian countries r a part of asia .
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:27 pm
by DANGIRL
You are SOMALI
You are about to become an American.
Which makes you Somali-American.
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:53 am
by ToughGong
Somali-American.
A very smart black lady I once heard called it "the illusion of inclusion".
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:28 am
by Goljano Lion
how about Hutu-American
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:46 am
by EEGA9
Blacks call themselves African Americans because they dont know where the hell they came from so there African-American.If you had European slaves from across Europe shipped to America, they would probably end up being called European Americans.
You are a Somali-American because you know where your originally from, Somalia.
Re: African American or Somalian American
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:59 am
by Amilla
Do what I did when I got my citizenship, check the "Other" box and write Somali instead of black.