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2 days ago3 min read
First Generation American
“I’m a first generation American.” With all due respect, my nigga, that’s not what I asked. Okay let’s start from the top. I went to this networking event for veterans, deep in Long Island, and struck up a conversation with a man. He was telling me how he is the president of his Caribbean chapter at work. “Oh ok great. What’s your ethnicity?”, I asked. He answered “I’m a first generation American…“ he paused. Then he added, “but my parents are from Haiti” I was taken aback by
