I Want To Be An American

Please. Would someone correct me If I am wrong or fail to understand? Maybe it's just me. Or maybe I'm dreaming. But I am at a loss and find it rather Nonredemptive when in America, we are Continually speaking in terms of; The first this or the first that, Relative to race, ethnicity, or religion? i.e., The first Catholic, Jewish, or Protestant this, The first female that, the first male this, the first Black that, the first Asian this, the first Hispanic That. And the list seems endless. Will we ever get to the place when the mentioning of such Will not matter? Is it wishful thinking? Is it probable or Even possible that one day, we will all simply be AMERICANS? Make no mistake, I understand America's sordid past and our Dehumanizing history of disenfranchisement, but must we Go on and on like this? Maybe I'm wrong, but I just want To be AN AMERICAN. 093022PS