I work with a guy who was born in Ireland but his parents were born in China. I would call him Irish because he was born there and is a citizen. Another co-worker refers to him as 'Chinese' because that's his heritage.
I'm of Irish heritage too but I was born (as were 3 generations of my family) in the U.S.. I call myself American (even though I'm embarrassed by it in these recent times).
I say that if you're born in that country that is what you are. So my question really is at what point are you the country of your birth and not your heritage?
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