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Post by Ezio on May 2, 2009 13:20:07 GMT -5
I am Korean, but i was adopted and have lived in America since i was 4 months old
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Post by Daniel Tak on May 2, 2009 13:25:40 GMT -5
Interesting topic.  I'm 1/2 Japanese, 1/8 French, 3/8 Irish.  |
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Post by Jessica™♫ on May 4, 2009 20:49:22 GMT -5
I'm part American, part Chinese, part Canadian....but I don't know the fractions :/ Chinese because my parents are Chinese... Canadian because I was born there... American because I live here!  How do you guys know if you're half this or 1/8 that?? |
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Post by Scarecrow on May 4, 2009 20:51:53 GMT -5
I'm about... 45% Irish, 40% german, and 15% other(native american, french canadian, etc.)
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Post by Daniel Tak on May 4, 2009 20:58:05 GMT -5
I'm part American, part Chinese, part Canadian....but I don't know the fractions :/ Chinese because my parents are Chinese... Canadian because I was born there... American because I live here! How do you guys know if you're half this or 1/8 that?? It's a little weird, I know. Basically, my dad's side is all Japanese, and my mother's side is 1/4 French, 3/4 Irish. So, 1 + (3/4) + (1/4) = 2 and just divide those 3 values by 2. |
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Post by Ezio on May 4, 2009 21:41:10 GMT -5
if i did tht. i would just estimate
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Post by Jessica™♫ on May 5, 2009 14:48:12 GMT -5
oh well both my parents' side are Chinese but I was born in Canada and my little brother in the US. what % Chinese would you say I am?
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Post by Daniel Tak on May 5, 2009 15:11:52 GMT -5
You're 100% Chinese then.  |
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Post by pianoman1242 on May 5, 2009 17:45:24 GMT -5
im 100% chinese
my parents are chinese but they are from singapore and i was born in the u.s.
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Post by Jessica™♫ on May 5, 2009 21:45:33 GMT -5
I am? But...but  I'm not an expert in Chinese...I'm good, but not a fluent speaker....or does that not matter? |
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Post by Ezio on May 5, 2009 22:01:47 GMT -5
idk. i guess it depends on ur defintion of ethnecity
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Post by Scarecrow on May 6, 2009 16:56:51 GMT -5
Ethnicity is your physical heritage. I'm a bit french, but don't speak a word of it(at least, none that can go on here  ) I know absolutely no german, but am still considered to be of German descent. |
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Post by Jessica™♫ on May 6, 2009 17:09:35 GMT -5
oh but do I have to be born in China? I wasn't born in China so would that matter too ? Would I really be 90% Chinese? :/
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Post by Ezio on May 6, 2009 18:22:25 GMT -5
i was thinking tht u could b part Canadien as u were born there. how long have u lived in US?
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Post by ch3micalwarrior on May 6, 2009 18:56:34 GMT -5
im 50% german, 25% italian, like 22% irish, and 3% british
yes i look very irish, i just dont have the red hair... i have freckles, brown hair and VERY blue eyes
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Post by Daniel Tak on May 6, 2009 19:10:51 GMT -5
Looks like we share some Irish descent.  Jessica - it doesn't matter where you're born, what matters in your ethnicity is the ethnicity of your parents. It's a little weird, I know. For instance, a kid born in Great Britain to 1 Japanese parent and 1 British parent is 50% Jap and 50% Brit. The area of birth doesn't matter, nor does your knowledge of a certain language. |
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Post by Ezio on May 6, 2009 20:37:45 GMT -5
yea but kids r considered americans if they r born here
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Post by pianoman1242 on May 6, 2009 20:46:29 GMT -5
american is their nationality, imo
i consider ethnicity and nationality 2 dif things.
@jessica: im chinese, but i don't speak any of it. i don't think language fluency matters.
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Post by Ezio on May 6, 2009 20:48:14 GMT -5
i second tht (the 2nd part)
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Post by Daniel Tak on May 8, 2009 15:34:10 GMT -5
I don't speak Japanese or French.
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