I thought we were all supposed to be "just Americans": why should this be something I know or care about?
And if "American" is just an "idea" that anyone can aspire to be, than what disqualifies someone like Jackie Chan from being "American" even if he isn't a citizen on paper? Be specific beyond "he's Chinese" in a way that wouldn't also disqualify most American Citizens born in China.
No he is explicitly a Chinese Nationalist. And when he declared himself as such it made a bunch of Americans upset because for some reason they expected him to be otherwise. But there are also a lot of those who have American citizenship.
I thought we were all supposed to be "just Americans": why should this be something I know or care about?
And if "American" is just an "idea" that anyone can aspire to be, than what disqualifies someone like Jackie Chan from being "American" even if he isn't a citizen on paper? Be specific beyond "he's Chinese" in a way that wouldn't also disqualify most American Citizens born in China.
Eh I mean has Jackie Chan ever declared his allegiance to America? It is true you're either born into it or you have to swear. That's the way it is.
No he is explicitly a Chinese Nationalist. And when he declared himself as such it made a bunch of Americans upset because for some reason they expected him to be otherwise. But there are also a lot of those who have American citizenship.