What is the difference between Indian-American and American Indian?

Answer 1

Okay that's simple enough. Indian-American is someone who came from India to America, or an American whose ancestors came from India. The American Indians, also known as Native Americans, are descended from the first humans to live in the Americas.

Answer 2

Committed to their own cultures but also trying to grow into their new identities, many immigrants came to think of themselves as "hyphenated" Americans. As hard as they tried to fit in, these new polish- Italian and born Americans felt increasing friction as they rubbed shoulders with other people born and raised in the United States. Native-born people often disliked immigrants unfamiliar customs and languages, viewed them as a threat to the American way of life.

Answer 3

Native Americans (like Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribal member Mitch Longley) presumably lived in the United States for thousands of years. Americans, on the other hand, are people from every country of the world, who moved to America and became American citizens.