most often, for me ABC does mean American Born Chinese. But for me, it also means American Born Confused. First Generation Americans with a strong sense of their native culture and a inevitably a strong American identity, and often confused about where they sit within the whole scheme. As opposed to me, with a strong sense of my Chinese identity, a strong American identity, and fully aware of my place between the two, and just really annoyed at where I am between the two! Jeez, always defending Americans to the Chinese, defending the Chinese to the Americans. I feel ya.... I have the same problems..