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I would say that its difficult because no one is truly an American. They way of how the colonizers just made up the term knowing dang well that they have European ancestry. So they are technically not Americans either. The only true Americans I know are the Native Americans who came on this land first.

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I think it is difficult for people of color to identify as an American because of the way some were brought to America. For example, Africans were first brought to America as slaves, and for that reason I find it difficult for an african to identify themselves with a country that oppressed them.

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I think is difficult for people of color to identify as an American due to the fact that America is "49.7 white" and the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of America as a white family with the American flag in the background.

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It might be difficult because people of color often are referred to as African Americans instead of regular Americans. This might happen due to their background or people assuming where you come from. To ensure,  people are seen as Americans are just considering them as such , instead of differentiating them based off assumption.

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It's difficult for people of color to identify as an American because people are referred as their race such as, African or Asian, instead of just a regular American.

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I think it is hard for people of color identify as American because of the fact of America made people of color lose the culture of the nation

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It's hard for people of color to identify with Africa but we don't remember our culture there. We were taken from Africa and never got a chance to adapt with our culture and learn it.

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It's difficult because it's hard to identify with the people who oppress(ed) you

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A lot of people of color may feel like America doesn't accept them because of what they face in America. To get through this, as a country we just need to individually check ourselves and see if we're the problem.

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Its difficult because America doesn't accept us because we are black. We just need to fix how we feel about us.

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I think it is hard for people of color to identify as Americans because first people of color are all minority groups and the majority of the country is white. Second for decades Television and media has always played a part and white being the first thing you think of when you think of American, from sitcoms to modern day T.V. we watch growing up. Everybody is Majority white, so when people think of Americans the first think to come to mind is a white man or woman.

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I personally think that it is hard for people of color to identify as American people it has been jammed into our heads that the ideal American looks as if they are a white male or female with blonde hair and blue eyes and not so much as diverse as they perceive themselves to be.

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Since America was founded, people of color were always looked as as minorities. It would be hard

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I think its difficult for people of color to identify as an American because we don't even get treated like we are Americans. Everyone time young people of color go out into the streets of America their parents are scared that 1 they might get arrested for something they didn't do or worst.

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I think that it is so hard for poc to identify as American because they are not looked at as American. When people see them they're quick to assume that they are not from this country. Why try to identify as an American when the people of America dont even want you to be American?

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I think it is difficult for people of color to identify as an American because they are constantly told they aren't an American.

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it's hard for a black person to identify as american because people who where so called american's were such bad people and i think us as black people are not like that at all. we can change the meaning of american so we can be seen as what being american really supposed to mean.

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I think it hard for poc to identify as american because the country is and always was ran by the whites.I honestly don’t know what could be done to change that

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I think it's difficult for some to identify as American is because the appearance of a person is often tied to where their from, even if they were born here. Race is still a topic of discussion in America. We've only recently had given minorities rights, so their only now seen as citizens

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Because they show that they want us gone. They incarcerate and kill us with any chance they get.

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Well since we weren't originally Americans, and weren't seen as even people when we first got here it's hard to think that you are.

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It very difficult because of the fact that minorities are frequently alluded to a person of color rather than normal Americans who doesn't really have any color in their skin. This may occur because of their experience or individuals accepting where you come from. To guarantee, individuals are viewed as Americans are simply considering them accordingly , rather than judging them based off of their skin color or stereotypical racial profiling.

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I think its because at the start of America black people were thought of lesser people and segregated from society.

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It's hard for people of color to identify as American because the American society is shape with the color of white in the middle of its culture.

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I think it is difficult because certain groups have different perceptions about who can be an american and what an american is. most descriptions include some form of white culture which makes it hard for people of color to fit into something that wasnt meant for them.

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becuase the american dream was never ment for us poc so it makes it hard to conform to the idea of being just american

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People of color are not seen as ¨American¨ because what american is to society is white people. This country was built around WHITE PEOPLE. I feel like black people have it the hardest to be seen in america.

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I think its difficult because we are minorities and white people hold most of the power. They receive certain advantages that we don't making it harder for us to be equal and thrown in the same category. I feel like the only thing that can be done for us to be seen as Americans is giving everyone the same amount of benefits and treatment.

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I think it would be hard for them since everyone really has their own definition of American. You may fit someone elses definition but not another persons. People like to use the excuse of people not originating from America so it could make it hard for people to know if they fit in or not.

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I think it’s hard for people of color to identify as Americans because certain groups won’t accept us nor is society. I mean as much as we try to fix the issue people still have their opinion.

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It's difficult for people of color to identify as American because white colonizers and white people now have created a staggering racial hierarchy and fighting for racial justice is very difficult especially since the country is still run on systematic racism.

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Because you always have people*cough white people cough* stopping making when think you don't deserve that right because in there eyes we aren't and because of that it starts to make us think that way to. By putting laws in place identifying them and by having white people stop saying we aren't and instead of putting us down and telling we never can be lift up and tell us we are.

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Because different race is not trying to get used to it because of different state they in. Most should looked at them as the same people but without color.

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I think it's because our roots are not found in America most of us. Treated fairly and just be equal.

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I think it is difficult for people of color to identify as American because of media and because of the past that color people. Another reason is because of are names as well.

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I believe it is because there are still non color people who believes that their are only white Americans

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The reason why its difficult for colored people to be identified as American because even though we are born in America. America still doesn't sees us as American. Also at times we don't even see our selves as americans. What can be done and has been done is get into politics

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I think that its hard for colored people to identify as american is because when people think of american they automatically look at the white people and also its hard to show that where american is because people like thare non colored look at colored people as outsiders and non american. I really don't think it can be stoped or changed.

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A lot of people of color may feel like America doesn't accept them because of what they face in America. To get through this, as a country we just need to individually check ourselves and see if we're the problem.

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I think it’s hard for colored people to identify as American because people would think of white people and they look at blacks like they aren’t American