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The days of ethnic minorities being labeled as an Latino-American, African-American or Asian-American may soon come to an end following the launch of the social movement, Hyphened-Nation…Read more
Many people are surprised to learn that America is the only country that hyphenates their citizens by ethnicity before nationality. In the opinion of author and activist Nicole Draffen… Read more
Members of Hyphened-Nations are encouraged not to check the box on applications that ask for their ethnicity, wear a unique wristband and contact their state representative to support the efforts to end ethnic minorities from being miscategorized as Hyphenated Americans. Read more.
Nicole Draffen Interview 2019 “Hyphened-Nation, Don’t check the box”
In the United States, the term hyphenated American refers to the use of a hyphen (in some styles of writing) between the name of an ethnicity and the word “American” in compound nouns, e.g., as in “Irish-American“. It was an epithet used from 1890 to 1920 to disparage Americans who were of foreign birth or origin, and who displayed an allegiance to a foreign country through the use of the hyphen. It was most commonly directed at German Americans or Irish Americans (Catholics) who called for U.S. neutrality in World War I. Read more
