Pan-ethnicity

Panethnicity can be seen as a good response to racial lumping and discrimination, at least in the political aspects of things, because it helps to give the group representation in large numbers.  On the other hand, the downside of that means that people have to subscribe to what the group is supposed to believe, limiting political freedom.  It is a way of forcing people to believe in panethnicity by saying that if you don't follow the group and what they believe your won't be heard.

Out of the political realm I think that panethnicity is in no way helpful to combat discrimination.  I think that people should identify with their own ethnic identities.  When not talking about political issues people should be saying, "I'm Korean American," or "I'm an Estonian American."  People should have pride in themselves and the cultures they came from and not lump themselves into groups unless they feel the group represents who they are culturally.  Panethnicity can be seen as racial lumping by people who want to be lumped to get representation.  In the end pan-ethnicity is useful depending on when it is used.