Primary language and ethnicity question.

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What I meant is that I dislike being labeled, racially or culturally, and that I feel that I don’t belong to any label because I feel part of the world as a whole

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<p>Nobody likes to be labeled, but it will always happen. Do you go through your life doing things based on what others think?</p>

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chose to identify as American since that’s my citizenship

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<p>Citizenship is another issue and not pertinent to the discussion.</p>

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I just dislike how minority groups chose to segregate themselves and behave true to the stereotypes.

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<p>Again, are you going to be yourself or just react to what others think or do?</p>

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Somehow I feel that by checking Hispanic I am putting myself among those people who segregate themselves, who treat their being Hispanic as being a different race and who are obsessed with being really cultural (and treat that culture like a sacred thing), when I am none of those. …I guess you could say I am silly lol

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<p>Not silly at all, but you can be both Hispanic and whatever else you are in life. My kids are of mixed ethnicity and race, they identify as many things, but I hope mostly as the individuals that they are. While they have participated in some activities associated with the Hispanic community (eg. volunteering at a low income clinic, tutoring in an elementary school, etc.), but they generally don’t attend school functions for Hispanic students or socialize primarily with other Hispanic kids. I don’t think that’s a problem and I haven’t gotten any indication that the colleges do either. JMHO but I think Hispanics, like any other group, are more robust when there are a range of perspectives, not only a mainstream ideology.</p>

<p>Best of luck, just remember that the decision is YOURS, not anyone else’s.</p>