[jessc098]

We use (with family/friends) "black" as well. When people ask why not "African American" we say we have no idea of her ethinic background/heritage/nationality. She was adopted domestically.


Her skin/hair/bone structure look more carribbean than "African" and what we learned from reading "I'm Chocolate You're Vanilla" is that "black" is a more inclusive term, though some "African Americans" dont like it--perhaps becuase they identify more with an African heritage. When people ask my daughter what she is, she says "DUH!! A little girl, can't you tell?"

Jessica