How was nationality born?

Question:How did nationalities such as the Chinese, African Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, etc. come to be?

When humanity was born wasn't there only 1 nationality?

How did racism develop?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: How did nationalities such as the Chinese, African Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, etc. come to be?

When humanity was born wasn't there only 1 nationality?

How did racism develop?

Links would be appreciated.

Nationality is the country in which you were born and are a citizen. If a person receives naturaliztion in a federal courthouse today their nationality becomes just as American as mine. I had ancestors in the U.S. before the Mayflower at Jamestown Virginia and also among those called Native Americans.

African American is not a nationality. African Americans' nationality is American, that's all. Hispanics is not a nationality. Their nationality is the country they in which they were born. If they have immigrated to the U.S. and become an American citizen, then their nationality is nothing but American.

Nationality and ancestral heritage are 2 different thiings.

Citizens of China have Chinese as their nationality. However, if someone born in China or is of Chinese ancestry and they are an American citizen, their nationality is only one thing, American.

When humanity came into existence there were no nations. Therefore no nationalities.

I was born in 1935. That was pretty much right after the great immigration period. It was typical for those of us who had roots in this country for centuries to refer to people of those that came during the great immigration period and their children, even though they were born and raised in this country as having a different nationality.

Unfortunately, the grandchildren and great grandchildren of those immigrants are still referring to the country of their ancestors as their nationality. It isn't. The definition Wikipedia has is really an altered definition due to that. So their definition is not necessarily the standard definition but what has commonly been used. However, people should turn to a real dictionary some time, not Wikipedia.

I see nothing wrong with a person saying I am an Irish American, Italian American, Polish American, German American or whatever. It just shows pride in their heritage but when they are an American citizen and they say "My nationality is Irish, Italian, Polish, German or whatever" they are talking stupid and have taken up the attitudes of people who didn't quite see them as first class citizens at one time.