Am I African American?? Everyone has different opinion.

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The reason that people (my teachers mostly) debate this is because I am white. I feel that the term African American applies to me, but some of my teachers refuse to let me check the box that says that on tests.

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<p>There is no doubt whatever about this point in the United States. See </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/772621-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-5-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/772621-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-5-a.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>for links to the federal definitions, and further down for a FAQ post that directly addresses this issue.</p>