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Why use the term African-American?

As a non-american, and white I've never understood this term.

It seems that it is describing nationality, but most African-Americans today are many generations just Americans.

Then it would seem that the term refers to ethnicity, but surely that's just "black".

From where Im standing the term seems racist (A way to call people only half American) but it is often considered the accepted term. Please un-confuse my confusion. Why do people prefer to be called African-Americans?

EDIT: I have a second question. Is African-American an ethnicity term? If a black person from another country was visiting America would they be referred to as African-American by the people there?
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>I have a second question. Is African-American an ethnicity term? If a black person from another country was visiting America would they be referred to as African-American by the people there?

There is a story (possibly apocryphal) about a 1980's British athlete, Kriss Akabusi being interviewed after a race by an American interviewer who asked him:

“So, Kriss, what does this mean to you as an African-American?”

“I’m not American, I’m British”

“Yes, but as a British African-American …”

“I’m not African. I’m not American. I’m British.”