[ClearCase_guy]

Thirteen-year-old Liz Herzog, whose father is donor number 1002 from Virginia's Fairfax Cryobank

I always disliked the school assignments where you had to trace back your ancestry. The point was that no one is an American -- except Native Americans. My father's side goes back over 200 years in America. My mother's side goes back over 300 years. But my teachers always told me I was not American, I was from an immigrant family. I hated that.

But at least my family tree didn't include donor number 1002.

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But my teachers always told me I was not American, I was from an immigrant family

Your teacher obviously had no concept of what an American is. So sad for them. You should be proud of your lineage, no matter how many generations they've been here. We can trace my father's family back to the Revolutionary War, and by contrast my mother never set foot in the USA until after she married my Dad. That's the beauty of the "melting pot".

[Moonman62]

I always disliked the school assignments where you had to trace back your ancestry. The point was that no one is an American -- except Native Americans.

Turns out Native Americans aren't Americans either. We're all latecomers.