What does it mean to be an American?

Although I missed this Running Times piece (I was a Runner’s World reader) by Tamara Rice Lave (Miami, who competed internationally as a marathoner herself) when it came out, here is  thoughtful analysis of when does someone “deserve” to be an American for the purposes of international athletic competition.  Foreign-born athletes frequently compete for Team USA in the Olympics, which should not be surprising in an era of globalization and global migration.

KJ