You must be good at math
Julia Xu. Yes I am good at math and studied STEM in university. But that’s only such a small segment of me!
Acknowledge we’re part of the problem
Seth. It’s so hard for white people to acknowledge that we benefit from racism, regardless of any intent or malice. We get so defensive about...
You’re Mexican, but you look white?!
Teresa Martin. I remember watching the movie Selena and in the movie Edward James Olmos who played her father Abraham Quintanilla said this: “We have...
You’ve nothing to be anxious about
Jenn Leavy. I have severe generalized anxiety, mostly in social situations. Pair people’s ignorance to mental disabilities with the stereotype that women are too emotional/over...
your name means nothing in Spanish
Nada. “Nada” means morning dew in Arabic and is pronounced “Nedda”. Born and raised in Virginia by two middle eastern immigrants, my name was always...
Conservative voices not welcome at work
P. It feels like the ugly prejudice monster has turned its face towards conservative individuals. We have no freedom of speech without backlash or immediate...
My friends are pale like me
Tim Elliott. I don’t think I’ve ever had a close friend who was black. When I went to college was really the first time I...
I’m not quiet, I’m just Chinese
. As a Chinese born immigrant working in America, one of the biggest career struggles I face is comments like, “you are too quiet” or...
Yes I am really an Engineer
Shavonne Gordon. Whenever I share with people I have a degree in Systems Engineering, I get the raised eyebrows and disbelief of “Really? You are...
“I bet black guys love you.”
Chelsea. I have been “plus sized” my entire life. I come from a town in Indiana called Kokomo, which is about 3 hours south of...
Don’t wanna hear ‘what are you?’
Amber. Being biracial, I’m constantly asked “what are you?”. It’s disturbing. I’m beyond sick of it.
