I understand that African-Americans are called just that. On job applications/college enrollment forms and things of the like, why is it that people are "labeled" as certain groups? I mean my my grandpa was the first one born in America (the rest were in Ireland) and my fathers side came from England in the mid 1800s. Why must I just check "caucasian"? Same thing with Hispanic and Latino? There generally is also Asian and African American. How is that some folks can claim these categories when their families may have been in America since who knows? I mean what about those folks from small towns whos parents are born there, their parents born there also, and same for their parents and their parents again. FINALLY you trace it all back to someone that came from Africa/Asia/Mexico in the 1800s and yet their considered a different category than someone whos relatives came over 50 years ago and are now just "caucasian" and American.... Why cant we ALL just be Americans especially if generation after generation are from here????? (This is just one of those mind scratchers.... at least for me anyhow) Comments???