I've read definitons that say "African-American" specifically refers to the descendants of slaves whereas immigrants from Africa are called <country>-American. For example, Elon is South African American.
That would certainly raise the complexity level a bunch. I wonder how many generations would it take to lose the qualifier? Am I a "German American" because 14 generations ago some guy named Casper immigrated to the US? I do look a bit German, and my name certainly is a derivative of a German surname, but at 14 generations I think it's safe to say the actual amount of German blood in my veins is vanishingly small.
