No hyphen for Asian American, African American and other dual-heritage terms. When possible, refer to a person’s country of origin or follow the person’s preference. Such as: Filipino American or Indian American. RIP and thank you, Henry Fuhrmann @latimes.
see tweeted article, cached*
2022-09-17 / notes
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why newspapers no longer hyphenate Americans / Henry Fuhrmann (!?)
2019 was kind to your humble retired copy chief. My piece on hyphens and identity at @ConsciousStyles reached the mighty @AP (which cited my argument, in part, while making a welcome style change) and, in turn, to others. As a legacy, “hyphen killer” is not bad. Onward to 2020 …
further notes appended to copy on fw