I’m not the ghetto white girl.
Jeskah Stalls. I grew up in a very small town where racism was very much alive. All my life I’ve been into hip hop and...
You can speak fluent English? Impressive.
Lipika Bhan. I have been in the US for 10 years and This is the most common deduction about me apart from ‘snake charmers and...
I’m gay. Roommate is my boyfriend.
. It’s often easier to act like my boyfriend is my roommate so that I don’t have to come out to coworkers in casual conversations....
We are who we are FOREVER
Kenya Crenshaw. We are born in the skin we are in and will be that way until we leave this earth. So, no matter where...
“I’m not racist” is not enough.
Jen Rodriguez. I’ve subscribed to the idea that to be not racist just isn’t enough. I’m listening and learning ways to be anti-racist and raise...
You think you’re black, don’t you?
Stephanie Bradley. I am a Filipino american woman, raised in a predominantly black community in Charlotte, North Carolina. My entire childhood was spent with black...
White. Privileged. Sad. Ashamed. What now?
Kyle Dallaire. Until recently I’d have called myself liberal, aware, definitely an ally. Recent events have exposed for me my many blind spots, and the...
I’m the immigrant white supremacists want
Kate Mosley. I’m a white, highly educated young woman with unaccented english from Canada. I get a lot of super coded “oh why is the...
How long have you lived here?
Ramya S. I was first asked this question when I had immigrated and lived here for about 6 months. When I asked why, the response...
Inherited clashing cultures: Chinese and Queer
Acacia Dai. I inherited Chinese culture and identity from my parents and it’s something my whole family can easily talk about and relate to. When...
Her name’s Shantelle? Is she black?
Shantelle. I’m white but this is the question my husband gets when he tells people my name and they haven’t met me. If my name...
Just check the box for ‘White’
Courtney Petrucci. Growing up as an Asian and Caucasian person, I was often in a strange place of feeling both “other” in groups of white...
Straight, White, Male. I. Hear. You.
Christopher Irvin. As far as society says, I “hit the lottery” to where I don’t really face any discrimination in my day to day life....
I want everyone to be happy
Jeff Barnett. In the last few weeks I’ve seen so much tension, pain, frustration, etc. I’m a “people pleaser” at heart and just want everyone...
Did you know your neighbor’s black?
Shantelle. This is what my mom asked me after we bought our first house. She drove by to see it before we moved in. She...
International Adoptee. Parents- praised. Children- unwelcome
Lindsay Van Nostrand. I am the second of fourteen adoptive children from two different countries, S. Korea and China. My parents are both Caucasian. My...
Alone in this world, I knew.
Francisca Herrera. As a young hispanic girl my family taught us to not have relationships with African American. I never understood that. I realized I...
