"Black" was what I grew up with, so it is hard to use another term. I agree that "African American" really doesn't apply unless you were born in Africa.

I am an American...
... who happens to be "White". I do not refer to myself as a "European American"
My ethnic heritage is mostly Irish and French, but I am 2nd and 3rd generation American, so I don't 'affiliate' with Ireland or France, except as the origin of my ancestors.

I am not Irish-American, or French-American, I am an American.

LapDog :P