Hi Lela Markham, I appreciate everything you shared about your ethnic background, and am glad for you that you have family who has helped you connect with that! I wish that more of us had that.

Your quote above is out of context. It was part of the subtext of white peoples’ response to being asked about the specificity of their ethnicities. Here it is in its entirety:

Subtext: White people don’t really have ethnicities. We’re…you know…white. That’s what’s most important. Let’s just…keep quiet about the…um…other stuff.

I myself am saying exactly the opposite. All of have ethnicities deeper than whiteness. I am glad you know yours!