Equally fluffed feathers

I’m not writing this to ruffle feathers, or maybe I feel everybody should be able to have fluffed feathers. Every U.S. citizen (except Native Americans) came from another country. Why is it that some of our U.S. citizens feel their heritage deserves more awareness than others? When people title their citizenship with their ancestors’ homeland, does that mean they only consider themselves 50 percent American?

To hear people introduce themselves as proud “ethnic”-Americans – are they not proud Americans? My ancestors came from Scotland and France. Does that make me a Scottish/ French-American? Will that give my children a possible scholarship because of their color and heritage? My husband’s heritage is such a potpourri that it would take him five minutes to introduce himself, so I guess he would just be called a “mutt”-American.

We all have ancestors that have been persecuted and discriminated against. We have an amazing country that blends so many cultures; let’s get rid of the reverse discrimination and truly be equal. Be proud to call yourself an American.

A. T. Hubbard

Spokane