<p>Usually when someone else in America asks me about my heritage, I assume they mean from what decent my family is from. </p>
<p>All of my grandparents grew up in Italy. My mom came from Italy. So I answer Italian since most of my family is from Italy.</p>
<p>If I was in Spain and someone asked me what I was, I would say American, not Italian. I just think other Americans are interested in knowing other’s ancestry make-up, not that they too are from America, as thats usually assumed.</p>