A very good distinction, a potent one at that. It is just the same for the Anglo-Americans. There are very proud Americans who have a Anglo-Saxon ancestry , but are vehemently proud of their being American. And no longer recognize or adhere to loyalty to the British Crown or the British Government. They may (the Americans) recognize their ethnic origin , but their loyalty is to ....the United States.
The same as the Zainichi Chugokojin. What we in Japan refer to the Chinese-Japanese. There are about 700,000 new-immigrants of Chinese. Many of them recognize their Chinese ancestry, but refer to themselves as Japanese. There are an estimated some 2-3 million Japanese who have some Han blood , as well. They respect that they have some ancestral blood from China, but they are also proudly Japanese. In fact, we even recognize that Japanese have some Korean blood , in fact, even the Emperor of Japan made a proclamation before that he had an ancestor who came from Baekjae Kingdom, however, we can see that having appreciation for one's partial ethnic ancestry, does not relegate to full identity. Honoring one's partial background gives homage and piety of one's filial origin, but at the same time, honors the predominant culture and current land.
