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In the United States, the term hyphenated American refers to the use of a hyphen (in some styles of writing) between the name of an ethnicity and the word American in compound nouns, e.g., as in Irish-American. Calling a person a "hyphenated American" was used as an insult alleging divided political or national loyalties, especially in times of ...
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Is it talking about an objection to the use of 'hyphen' (-) as in 'F00-American' vs 'F00 American' or is this talking about a political objection to the use of ethnic identifications of any kind with or without 'hyphens'. In any case, the section is very poorly written and needs help. Thanks Hmains 05:34, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The term is an extension of the term "hyphenated American". The term refers to the use of a hyphen between the name of an ethnicity and the name of the country in compound nouns : Irish-American , etc., although modern English language style guides recommend dropping the hyphen: "Irish American".
In 1917 Roosevelt proposed that Hagedorn write a biography of Roosevelt, an effort which became The Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt, the first of many biographies that Hagedorn wrote. Drawing upon his friendship with Roosevelt, Hagedorn was able to elicit the support of Roosevelt's friends and associates' personal recollections in this book ...
Tom Hanks made an appearance as Doug, the MAGA-hat wearing white guy whose first "Black Jeopardy!" appearance found him agreeing with his fellow contestants about everything, except "lives that ...
The 1936 Madison Square Garden speech was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 31, 1936, three days before that year's presidential election.In the speech, Roosevelt pledged to continue the New Deal and criticized those who, in his view, were putting personal gain and politics over national economic recovery from the Great Depression.
Canada's ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, on Sunday signaled hope for an agreement. "We're hopeful that they don't come into effect on Tuesday," Hillman said on ABC's "This Week."