A hyphenated American was an epithet commonly used from 1890-1920 to disparage Americans who were of foreign birth or origin, and who displayed allegiance to a foreign country. Commonly used to disparage German Americans or Irish Americans. On the Wikipedia link, it also shows other hyphenated nationalities.
There is also Afro-Puerto Rican and Ibero-Boricua. Not sure if that's what you mean by hyphenated nationalities though. More.
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