Witnessed prejudice against my black friends
MaryBeth, Rochester, NY. I am white. I never experienced or witnessed prejudice until I went out to eat with my black friends. On several occasions,...
How many people in your party?
Tsvia Tabuchi, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. I am married to a Japanese man for 30 years , and have two beautiful children. Every time we go...
“Do you speak Chinese?” *face palm*
For starters, I’m Korean, so no, no Chinese for me beyond “ni hao” and “xie xie”, which I learned from TV travel shows. Secondly, I...
I not haole, I’m a Jew.
Steve Harris, Honolulu, HI. As a Caucasian looking individual in Hawai`i many people make assumptions about who I am, what I’m about and where I’m...
Stop following me I’m not stealing
Marcus, Greenville, SC. I don’t know how many stores I have walked out of because of being followed instead of receiving customer service.
An outsider in my own family
Lisbet Mingo Oakland, CA What it feels like to share everything with those closest to you–except the color of your skin. And how that changes...
My name is Xochitl, not “Sushi”
Xochitl Tovar, Riverside, CA. Growing up, my name was my worst enemy. Not only did my fellow schoolmates give me a hard time about it,...
“Caribbean” doesn’t make you less black.
Amaya, NY. Collected from The Race Card Project, On Location: The Brooklyn Museum
Excuse me, I was before him!
Ayako Sato Washington DC I often get passed up in line even though the person at the counter looks directly at me and knows I...
Is this all on one check?
Mary Henry Oxford, OH I am white, my husband is black, our daughter is biracial. If I’m out with just my husband or just my...
I’m proud to be a Bahamian!
Willis Mackey Jr., Christchurch, VA. I think that race is not a colour, but an ethnicity. I am so tired of being placed into the...
My kid’s names will be normal
Anonymous, Canton, MI. As a conscious black man in America, I’m aware of the institutional racism that still exist. I am an educator in the...
WE all want the same things
Dawn Erica Veronica Murray Nadeaud Toronto, Canada Irrespective of race, religion and country of origin, we all want and deserve the same things – peace,...
It’s sad how uncomfortable this is
Wes, Boston, MA. I feel like the topic of race has become uncomfortable for many people because we assume the worst of people’s words. A...
Avery. Ate on the back porch.
Dee Abbate, Oakwood Hills, IL. Although I was raised in Chicago and my parents “were not racists” they fed our colored handiman leftovers for supper...
Early morning bus trip with family
Miriam Haas Ossining, NY Early one morning my mother sister and I left the county center parking lot in White Plains NY for a trip...
