Why do is the term European American rarely used but the term African American is commonly used?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Americans


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people

The definition of white person means somebody with European ancestry so I believe that does make white Americans to be European Americans by definition.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans

Black person also means a person with African ancestry but the term African-American is commonly used. I rarely hear people say European-American.

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European features are commonly thought of as attractive in many countries

If I was a white American women I would like being called European American
Why do is the term European American rarely used but the term African American is commonly used?
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