ivy2010

Just wondering how many black CCers there are who are multiple generation americans(not 1st gen/immigrant). Only asking because I see a lot of posts from Africans but not too many AA.

kosloff2032

Hey ivy2010, im also an AA, however I am adopted by a Jewish family so im not sure how all of that will play out in the whole college admissions game ha ha.

Its really weird though how many Africans are on these boards which is pretty disproportionate to their actual percentage of the AA community.

ivy2010

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing lol.

Millancad

Do you mean just our ancestry is multi generational or we've had multi gens in college?

My family is multi generational/of traditional AA ancestry. My aunt even wrote a book about it. And the first person in my family to go to college was my great-great grandmother. I don't know if she counts since there was a one-generation break and she only had an Associate's degree, but both of my maternal grandparents had Masters degrees, so maybe they count as the first people in my family too.

Obstinate

Here. Though my father is a Jamaican immigrant, my mom has been born in America. I'm wondering, should I list my part-Jamaican heritage or would it be best to stick with African-American?

Jayay90

Obstinate, you are just like me!
My father was from jamaica but my mom is from Wisconsin lol.
I'm sticking with AA all the way. I don't know what difference it would make to be like 'OH but I'm HALF jamaican!'