Why does Hughes say “I, too, am American.”

How does this passage contribute to the overall meaning of the story

How do sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likelyaffect readers?

Before odysseus talks about the lotus-eaters and the cyclops, what other events does he refer to? a. the advances of suitors that his wife penelope must fend off b. the attack by poseidon on his ship c. the attack and raid on the land of the cicones d. the nights he spent inside the trojan horse