[Steve_Seattle]

" . . . after a debate over concerns that people of other nationalities might feel excluded . . . "

I wonder what they mean by "other nationalities"? Foreign exchange students? Illegal aliens? Students who identify more as members of their historical "ethnic" community than as citizens of the United States?

In any case, I don't think I would be offended if I were a foreign exchange student in Italy and they were celebrating Italy Day. I'd think, "Hey, they're Italians, the purpose of this celebration isn't to offend me."

[the_individual2014]

I wonder as well and you did ask a good question, for the last I checked regardless of skin color if you a citizen here you are an American, and as the United States of America we are under no obligation to celebrate other nationalities and nor am I interested in it, we are a melting pot, not an internationalist society, man have schools gone down the crapper since I graduated in 2004.