"Non-Hispanic White Americans" as of 2010 made up about 64% of the current population. White is considered those from european, north african, and middle eastern heritage. Census bureua estimates through growth patterns that by the year 2042 the "non-hispanic" white American will actually be a minority, but a also a plurality.. meaning they will still make up the largest voting group. Keep in mind, these statistics are of legal people in the US at this time.
Hawaii, New Mexico, California, and Texas report non-hispanic white is a minority.
Maryland, Georgia, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, and Mississippi all report less than 60% non-hispanic white population.
My point on this is simply that there is a very large number and growing.. of people that probably feel like they are in the same boat. (Feeling a division of citizenship/heritage) but when you look at it statistically.. being a nonwhite isn't quite the minority it gets made out to be, and won't be a minority for long.
I agree that the best thing to do is know who you are.. and forget the rest. Someone on this forum said that they hated it when people are inclined to identify themselves as anything beyond their own ideas, and I am apt to agree.