Sept. 18, 2001, 9:31 p.m. (Message 27426, in reply to message 27418)
At 01:14 PM 9/18/01, xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote: >--- A "Native" of anywhere is someone who was born there. The so called "NAtive Americans," meaning American Indians, also are immigrants. My family has been here 10 generations...before this country was this country. I was born here. I am, therefore, a native. As for hyphens...especially in a time of war there is no room for a half-assed committment. We must be united as Americans. Hyphens split us up. Being proud of one's ancestry and cultural heritage doesn't automatically cause one to have a "half-assed" commitment to all others. End of my participation in this thread. I seem to be encouraging more inflammatory statements. -- Tim Harrison -- Austin, Texas