Flag Chart for Americans born Abroad

Not all Americans were born in the USA.  So in honor of those Americans born in foreign lands, here are flags to represent which continent they were born.  Note that these flags are for American Citizens born in a foreign nation, Americans who later became naturalized, and immigrants on their way to becoming fully fledged American Citizens.

These flags match in rank to the state flags of regular born in the USA Americans.  All Americans no matter where they came from are a part of the official American flag, but these are sub-federal marker flags.

Also note these flags follow the geographic distance rule.  Thus Cuba born Americans should use the Born in North America Flag while Trinidad born Americans should use the South American Born Flag.  But Puerto Rico born Americans should use the Puerto Rico Flag.  But if Puerto Rico declares independence from the US, only then should Puerto Rico born Americans use the South American born flag, since Puerto Rico is closest to South America.

Flag for Canadian Born US Citizens

 

This flag is for Americans who were born in Canada or Americans who were once Canadian and became official US Citizens.  Canadian-born Americans like Ted Cruz should also use the North American Born Flag, which outranks this flag.

The two white stripes are a reminder of the two nations formed in 1776, for two nations were created.  Likewise the echo and honor for the Canadian tribar is preserved to some extent. 

Why does Canada get its own flag?  Well Canadians have a unique bond with the United States unlike any other nation.  The US and Canada are fraternal nations of sorts in the same manner Peru and Columbia are fraternal nations.

Canadian born, later to become American Citizens:
Jim Carrey
Pam Anderson
Michael J. Fox
William Shatner
Alex Trebek
Peter Jennings 
Tommy Chong

Flag for US Citizens born in North America (Including Canada)

A flag for Americans born in North America but not born in the United States.   Thus US Citizens born in Canada, Mexico, The Bahamas, Belize, The Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, Eastern Kiribati, St. Pierre and Miquelon, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Bermuda, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Greenland, Central America and the southern portion of Panama attached to Costa Rica.

Note, this flag is not for Americans born in the former US Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, or US Virgin Islands since they already have flags.  

List of North America Born Americans:
Carlos Santana
Heavy D
Paul Rodriguez
Shaggy
Guillermo del Toro
Gloria Estefan
Andy Garcia
Ricardo Montalban - Khan from Star Trek II
Jose Conseco and many others in MLB
Jim Carey
Peter Jennings
Michael J. Fox
Alex Trabek

Flag for US Citizens born in South America

The flag for Americans born in South America has a white field and 13 red stars.  It is based upon the Easton Flag and has thirteen blue and red stripes in the canton. Since South America is "under" the US and mostly below the equator the stars and stripes are reversed with a striped canton and star field.

Americans who were born in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, The Netherlands Antilles, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts and Nevis, Martinique, Barbados, Dominica, Falkland Islands, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Paraguay, and the northern portion of Panama attached to Colombia.  

List of South America born Americans:
Mike Judge: creator of Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill- Born in Equator-Land, note that Equator-Land is a direct English translation of Ecuador (which means equator)
Rodrigo Santoro 
Jordana Brewster 
Horatio Sanz
Morena Baccarin
David Neeleman - JET BLUE Founder
John Leguizamo 
Alexander Hamilton - The man on the $10.00 bill, note that Nevis is closer to the South American Continent than the North American Continent.  So Mr. Hamilton is a part of the South American-American Heritage Community.

Flag for US Citizens born in Australia and Pacific Oceania

This flag may look like the Easton Flag, but note the Easton flag has stars with eight points and a 13th star in the center.  In this case, the Australian or Pacific Oceania born Americans flag use five pointed stars in a circle.

Since most of the countries in Pacific Oceania are down under, the stars and stripes have been reversed - such that the stripes are in the canton and the stars are in the field.

FAMOUS AMERICANS BORN UNDER THIS FLAG:
Rupert Murdoch Fox News Network Pharaoh
Rick Springfield - Singer of Jessie's Girl
Heath Ledger - Legendary Joker from Batman

Flag for US Citizens Born in Africa

The flag for Americans born in Africa has a red field and Betsy Ross Canton and one white stripe.  It can be flown by Americans who were legally born in Africa or later in life became US Citizens.

The red field is taken from the association of red with the mythical link of the South with the Phoenix.

Africa born Americans:
Jean Grae
Dave Matthews

Flag for US Citizens born in Europe

The flag for European Born Americans has a white filed and Betsy Ross Canton and one red stripe.  The white filed represents the ancient association of the mythical White Tiger of the West. This flag is for Americans born abroad in Europe or who later became US Citizens later in life.

The area of land also includes the European regions of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Water is used as they key dividing lines separating continents, rather than land-mountains, thus the division between Europe and Asia is based upon four rivers: the Ural River and Mass-to-Ob River for the East-to-West Axis ; and the Kura River and Rioni River with the North-to-South between the two continents.  Water is the key element that creates a natural separation between islands and areas of land.

Thus Americans born in Georgia north of the Rioni River can use this flag.  Likewise Americans born in Russia west of the Ural and Mass-Ob River to the western wing of the Mass River can use this flag.

The majority of Americans born under this flag are US Military Brats born on US bases all across Western Europe with a heavy concentration in the western area of Germany.

Famous Europe Born Americans:
Bruce Willis
Albert Einstein
LeVar Burton
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Flag for US Citizens born in Asia

The Asian Born American Flag has a blue field and red canton with 13 white stars and a vertical white stripe.  The blue field represents the ancient Old World paradigm of the East being associated with the azure color of via the mythical Azure Dragon of the East.

This includes US citizens from the nations of Western Asia also known as Middle Eastern Asia or by a few as Mediterranean Asia-which includes Israel, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait, Iran, UAE, Yemen, Cyprus, and Lebanon.  It also includes East Asia: Japan, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Bhutan, Singapore, Brunei, South Korea and North Korea.  Not to forget Central Asia: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. And finally the Asian regions of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.

Famous Asian Born US Citizens:
Keanu Reeves
M. Night Shyamalan
Ang Lee

13 States Group Flag Chart

Since the Original 13 Colonies had their own flag, it's only fair that each additional 13 states get their own Betsy Ross type of flag.  Here are three more flags for the other states that were not a part of the Original 13.   These flags have the distinction as the New, Newer and Newest 13 states.

A US Flag for the Last Group of 13 States from the Dakotas until Hawaii - USA PART IV (1889-NOW) THE NEWEST 13

This flag is based upon the Legendary Betsy Ross Flag.  Although Betsy's claims may be less than original, Ms. Ross was a part of the first group of pre-official flag manufactures to make flags from that era, before June 14, 1777, and help the Revolutionary Cause.

Although only 13 states should have the right to fly this flag either North Dakota or South Dakota can fly this flag since the order of their entry is unknown.  When President Benjamin Harrison signed them into official status November 2, 1889 as virtual twins, he purposely singed them without knowing who'd be the 39th or 40th state.  So either Dakota can fly this flag.  Thus all the states to enter the union after the Dakota Twins can fly this flag: Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii.  There is still room for three more states to fly this flag so unofficially it can be flown on Washington DC, Puerto Rico and Guam.

The flag has a red canton with thirteen white stars and four red stripes, three blue stripes, and six white stripes. The blue stripes denote states with a coastline: Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.  The red stripes denote states on the inside of America that do not have an international border: Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. 

A US Flag for the Third Next 13 Group of States from Florida to the Dakotas - USA PART III (1845-1889) THE NEWER 13

This flag is based upon the Legendary Betsy Ross Flag.  Although Betsy's claims may be less than original, Ms. Ross was definitely a part of the first of American Women to sew flags from that era and help the Revolutionary Cause.

This flag is for the next 13 states that joined the union after the first two groups of 13.  Thus the states of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wiscosin, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, West Virgina, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and either Dakota can fly this flag. 

Although only 13 states should have the right to fly this flag either North Dakota or South Dakota can fly this flag since the order of their entry is unknown.  When President Benjamin Harrison signed them in on November 2, 1889 he purposely singed them in without know'n who'd be the 39th or 40th state.  So both Dakotas can fly this flag.

This flag has a white canton with 13 blue stars to represent the third group of 13 states, the twenty-sixth state unto the thirty-ninth state, and four white stripes, three red stripes, and six blue stripes.

The six blue stripes denote states that have a coast line: Florida, Texas, California, Oregon, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The three red stripes denote the three states born during the Civil War-Secession: Kansas, West Virginia, and Nevada. The four white stripes denote the other northern states: Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, and either Dakota.

A US Flag for the Next 13 Group of States from Vermont to Michigan - USA PART II (1791-1844) THE NEW 13

Since the original 13 Colonies have their own flag, it is high time that other states get their own flag.  In this case the next group of 13 states have a right to fly this flag.  The states that entered the union from Vermont to Michigan.  Thus this flag represent the Next 13: Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Missouri, and Arkansas have the right to fly this flag anytime anywhere.  It is also a temporal flag representing the time frame from January 1, 1791 until December 31, 1844. 

This flag is based upon the Legendary Betsy Ross Flag.  It has 8 red stripes and 7 blue stripes.  The canton is blue and there are 13 stars for the subsequent states that joined the union from Vermont in 1791 unto Michigan an 1836.

 The seven red stripes denote the southern states that were born in bondage while the blue stripes denote the northern states that were born free. 

Flash Flag from Flash Rebirth as illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver 2011

A flag on top of the dome of the Flash Museum features a flash flag.  It has red background with the Flash insignia in the upper right hand corner.  Red flags are usually not so American Patriotic, but only if it has the Flash icon upon it, it seems rightfully to chant USA, USA, USA!  Besides the Flash Flag, the livery colours of the Flash can be seen on streamer pennants of red and yellow.

This scene was taken from Flash Rebirth 2009 and wonderfully illustrated with exquisite detail by Ethan Van Sciver and a nacho supreme story written by Geoff Johns about the amazing return of the Heroic Flash - Barry Allen - who 'died' in 1985.

Glendale Music School Banner - The Jackson Five and Carol Burnett

A banner from the Glendale Music School can be seen in a short comedy sketch featuring Carol Brunett and the Jackson 5. It has a white background and funky Fleur-De-Li's like symbol.  In this video the classroom banners have been reversed so they face the camera the correct way, so they can be read.

During age of television or one way media, things were different but not so different.  Classroom shenanigans and smart mouthing has been around since before TV and radio, but back then their were harsh consequences for being a showboat.

But when teachers are able to turn up and expand previously unreachable minds, the Earth will certainly feel like it's moving. 


LINK TO FRANKIE LANE OR DAVID CASSIDY, THE JACKSON 5, & CAROL BRUNETT

Metropolitan Police Department Flag from - 21 Jump Street 2012

The seminal high school undercover classic television show 21 Jump Street was reboot in an epic comedic post grad high school film, 21 Jump Street 2012.  Sometimes the universe puts together two unlikely heroes.  In this case two men who missed out on their prom are fatefully given a second chance to prom while saving the day.   This movie is part high school drama and part cop show.  In a weird way it is a social commentary on high school life with all its pluses and minuses.  It takes all the judgemental icky suburban social ugliness and turns it upside down with giggles and jokes. 

The flag of the Metropolitan Police can be seen in several scenes.  It is composed of the city logo with a blue background.  Here Ice Cube stars as the chief of the undercover 21 Jump Street Team.  The police building is in an abandoned Korean-American Church, as you can see the stain glass window in the background and a left over cross behind Captain Dickinson.  The movie gives an uplifting message with hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and things can work out, but often in a way you would never have expected.



Hoppy Easter

Flags from Get Low, A True Tall Tale - 2010

Get Low is an old fashioned yarn with a certain kind of charm, in a similar steady pace and tone to Driving Miss Daisy.  It is serious cinema that addresses the issues of guilt, forgiveness, and redemption.  It gets preachy without being all that preachy, it simply lets the story tell itself.

If you can't stand to sit though this movie, then you need eat at the kiddie table, and shouldn't be bossing anybody around. 

A well put together film that packed with nutritious themes.  In another scene the patriotic bunting can be seen on the stage.  The US Flag can be seen in the corner store window.

Carrying guilt effects one and in a serendipitous way connects us to others in ways that only the mysterious chords of history yet to come can unravel and understand.

Have an Extra Good Friday this Friday!

 

 

US Flag in Inception 2010

 The US flag just barley slips in the 2010 seminal movie about dreams.  As the hero enters customs at Los Angeles International Airport, the bottom half of the US flag can be seen - the bottom four stripes. 

Dominick, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, gets clearance from a multinational corporate conglomerate to reenter the United States after inserting an idea into anther persons dream, which is termed 'inception' in this film. 

The architect of the key inception dream world is Ariadne played by Ellen Paige.  When Ariadne passes through customs the badge of the combined US Customs Homeland Security badge can be seen.   

Flags in Dirty Dancing 1987

Before the occlusion of Dancing with the Stars on the Imagination of the American Public, there was Dirty Dancing twirling in from 1987.  It was the classic retro movie of the early 1960s created in the 1980s.   The soundtrack successfully blended the early sixties with the later eighties dance pop.

A coming of Age Movie in more ways than one, not just for girls but reflective as well for society.  The cultural shift in America from the 1961 to 1969, has never been matched on any magnitude before.
 
Dirty Dancing addressed serious issues of the heart, family relationships, class structure, and dancing with a distinguished sparkle.  More than just a sermon, it was a second movement to Foot Loose Philosophy, with a dramatic and fairytale charm.

Unique vexillological items of interest include the plastic putting flags of Kellerman's Mountain House retreat, that use the K emblem.  The US flag also appears on the porch workers residence.  The US flag can be seen behind Patrick Swayze's head as he gets into a scuffle with an egoic, mean spirited college boy.

Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it falls into the Some Where Over the Rainbow Class of movies that include the like of The Wizard of Oz, Back to the Future, Titanic, and Star Wars.  And done with less industrial magic and more with good old fashioned authentic butter and bread theatrical A+ acting. 

Flags in the video game Paperboy 1984 by Atari

 Back in the day when video game machines ate quarters, the mall or beach side arcade was the it place in the 1980s.

One of the classic games from that era was Paperboy.  The game playfully parodied normal and weird people in suburbia - break dancers, hobos, angry kids, and wild animals.  The object of the game was to deliver papers.  It also acted as an outlet for neighborhood mischief since you could get extra points for smashing windows or destroying property of non-subscribing customers.
 

Flags appear on the big wheel kids and remote control cars.  After delivering the papers, a special off road challenge is given.  At the end of the course several little girls are waving blue pennant flags.  Sure it's odd that people would cheer a paperboy, but it was the 80s and so like totally appropriate for this so cheesy and still playful video game.

They should make paperboy mods for the inner city, country, Japan side street, deep south, 1950s version, Russian Paperboy, Simpson's Paperboy, American Dad Paperboy, Beavis and Butthead Paperboy, South Park Paper Boy, That 70's Show Paper Boy, Snoopy and Peanuts Paperboy, Nyan Cat Paper Boy, Disney Paper Boy, Pokemon Paperboy, Ninja Turtles Paperboy, Star Wars Paperboy, Die Hard it'd be so much fun.

Chariklo Flag - 10199 Dwarf Planet

 The flag of Chariklo uses the colours green, black and white.  Chariklo 10199 is the King of Centaurs, but the most unique aspect is that it is has its own ring system.

Discovered February 15, 1997 it is one of the gems of the outer dwarf planets. It orbits in between Saturn and Uranus, crossing over nearer to Uranus.  In the speculative picture below it can be seen flying by Uranus.

The cycle of this minor planet is about 63 years old.  We are thus in Chariklo Age I, and its the second age of Chariklo II in the year 2060.  By that time a bot will certainly visit this amazing gem of the outer solar system.

Astrologically it represent the full emergence of the internet and networking of the world as single virtual city.











Photo Credits:
Chariklo - http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1410b/
26 March 2014, 19:00:00

Image of Uranus: http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-uranus.html 


 TIMER COURTESY OF
http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create

First Fraternal Flag Lecture: August 4, 2007 at the Omega Institute for Holisitic Studies - Rhinebeck, NY

The first time that I gave an open public lecture about the Fraternal Flag matching idea was nearly seven years ago.  On August 4, 2007 the generous staff at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck Campus in Upper New York State allowed me to express this idea.

I was excited to give the lecture and it was only afterwards that I realized that this was indeed my first place to talk about this phenomena that is deeply reflective of synchronicity and providence.

It is difficult to make out the flag phenomena from the picture.  It was easier to notice the pattern in person.  It was a perfect day, of sunny and warm in the sun and cool in the shade.

The talk took place at the Movement Studio, and the reception was universally positive.  People were amazed to see the pattern revealed before their eyes. Afterwards we went on a walking meditation, which means to walk without any inner dialogue and allow the space to speak for itself.



http://www.eomega.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Institute

Flags in Where is the Love? 2003 - The Black Eyed Peas

 In the official video for Where is the Love? by the Black Eyed Peas a unique flag makes an appearance. The flag has black background in the center is red question mark that is surrounded by a white box.  The flag or appears all throughout the video.  Its purpose is to provoke thought about the state of the world, for the viewer and public. 

Here the Peas Team is riding bikes and the flag can be seen attached to one of the bikes.  The theme of the song is about questioning the media, greed, government, and war. In 2003 the War on Terror kicked into high gear with Iraq War Part II.


The song questions death squads on both ends of the spectrum of society, from the CIA at one end to the other, with street gangs like the Blood and Crips.  Both groups are familiar with summoning the Angel of Death with extreme prejudice but by different protocols, yet the ugly and tragic shroud of sin covers the heart of the executor no matter the justification.    


A large Question Banner is unfurled on what looks like city hall.  Above the question mark banner are smaller US flags. This song is part poem, part prayer, and part wake up call.

Here the Black Eyed Peas are pointing up to show that we are all one community interconnected in one world, and just because other people who are not of our nation or look different, they still deserve a level human respect. Notice the while lion on the jumpsuit with a vexilloid. 




LINK TO OFFICIAL BLACK EYED PEAS SIGHT-  http://www.blackeyedpeas.com/

Other Flags from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

 Many flags appear in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 starring Sean Connery and Harrison Ford.  During their interrogation scene several heraldic banners can be seen hanging from the walls of the castle.  It is nearly impossible to distinguish what exactly is upon them but these flags add to the background.







 It looks like this motorboat is registered to Austria.  Flags at the back of the boat or rather rear rudder-engine area are simply known as the rear ensign, which denotes the national registry of the boat - kind'a like a license plate. 

 The flag of this boat is a horizontal tri-bar of black-white-black.  It looks like the colours of Prussia but Prussia was no longer around, at least officially in the 1930s.





The British Red Ensign made an appearance in this movie, during the boat chase. The British Red Ensign has a red field with the regular UK flag in the upper left corner - also known in flag jargon as the canton.




The Kingdom of Italy flag also appears briefly in this picture.  The main difference between the modern Italian Flag and the Kingdom Flag is a coat of arms.  The Kingdom has a white cross on red field with a blue border.





A middle eastern flag with a red eight pointed star trimmed in yellow on a green background. 

Nazi Flags in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

It seems that the Nazi flag is a permanent fixture on Hollywood sets.  In normal discourse the waving of a Nazi flag is a big no no.

But when used appropriately, it is an essential movie prop.  A prop that probably can't used in high school theater but whenever a WWII film is made it will be put to 'good' use.


In 1989 the Nazi Flag was waved in the faces of the American Public again, and with great profit and ironic humor. During one of the Nazi Propoganda rallies, Dr. Jones accidentally bumps into Hitler and is mistaken as an officer in the SS and gets his autograph. 

  The flags in these scenes are perfect Roman Vexilloids of the modern era.  These types of vexillums keep a flag's face upright and independent of a blowing breeze. This type of flag would be useful indoors, instead of the typical wrinkled hard to identify flag at rest with no wind.  But since Nazi Germany adopted these types of flags, this style of flag has been pushed to the back along with lighter than air airship technology. 




 Of course the swastika is much older symbol than Nazi Germany, it has been negatively tainted in the Western mind with this most harshest and mean spirited political movements of our times.  At least in India and with Buddhism the negative association with this symbol is muted, with a more peaceful and positive association.

Circus Train Flags "Dunn & Duffy Combined Circus" from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 1989

 In the 1980s only two men played the role of Indiana Jones in film - Harrison Ford and River Phoenix.  River Phoenix played Mr. Jones as a young boy and in his first death defying episode on a circus train running at high speeds.



Of vexillological note are the circus advertisement flags flailing in the background.  They are long streamers with swallow tail ends.   The body is mostly an eye catching yellow with a red border.  The flags also announce the name of the circus.

 The grand coincidence is that Indiana Jones movies are much like the modern day circuses that came to town every few years.  It was a great show, but in many cases the modern day action spectacular movie has become nothing more than big stunt show.
 
 But the difference with Indiana Jones is that a little bit of educational dressing is thrown into the mix so it doesn't just necessarily feel like a monster truck rally.  It mixes history with legend into an exciting and memorable story.