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'''Hyphenated American''' is phrase popularized by former president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during World War I --at a time the U.S. was neutral and had not entered the war--to criticize Americans who had some loyalties to the countries of their ancestors. He used it only to attack German-Americans and Irish Americans (never to attack British Americans  who were demonstrating strong loyalties to Britain, which was at war with germany and was suppressing Ireland.  The issue proved highly political and contoversial, and hurt the Republican presidential candidate in 1916, [[Charles Evan Hughes]].  Hughes lost a very close election to [[Woodrow Wilson]] when German-American Republicans were suspicious that Hughes was supported by Roosevelt.

'''Hyphenated American''' is phrase popularized by former president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] during World War I --at a time the U.S. was neutral and had not entered the war--to criticize Americans who had some loyalties to the countries of their ancestors. He used it only to attack German-Americans and Irish Americans (never to attack British Americans  who were demonstrating strong loyalties to Britain, which was at war with germany and was suppressing Ireland.  The issue proved highly political and contoversial, and hurt the Republican presidential candidate in 1916, [[Charles Evans Hughes]].  Hughes lost a very close election to [[Woodrow Wilson]] when German-American Republicans were suspicious that Hughes was supported by Roosevelt.

In a 1915 speech to the Catholic group the Knights of Columbus. Roosevelt said:

In a 1915 speech to the Catholic group the Knights of Columbus. Roosevelt said:

Hyphenated terms such as 'African-American' or 'European-American' or 'Asian-American' are all viewed as silly concepts by some Americans, particularly Christians who adhere to Biblical teachings.  Furthermore, pressing this concept would make it rather easier to adhere to Acts 17:26-28...a key scripture.

Hyphenated terms such as 'African-American' or 'European-American' or 'Asian-American' are all viewed as silly concepts by some Americans, particularly Christians who adhere to Biblical teachings.  Furthermore, pressing this concept would make it rather easier to adhere to Acts 17:26-28...a key scripture.