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We define society, society defines us

Grandpa sold war-bonds to be accepted 1944.

You're Invited! You're not a minority?

A single shadow surrounded by light

You don't look Jewish to me

What are you...I can't tell?

It's ok, you don't get it

Raised in white privilege. Unlearning.

Hey, you're good at math, right?

Leap Of Faith: Towards Greener Pastures?

I Felt Bad While Writing This.

Do you know them sweetheart?

Small, meek? No, intimidating and strong

No, but where are you really from?

Learn to be… comfortable in yourself

What is that on your head?

Speaking Spanish? Your stealing my culture.

Red and Yellow Black and White

Different is not bad, just different

Mon Dieu! Mais vous êtes blanche!

You're not from here, are you?

Do I have to Dutch Dance?

RACE isn't culture or beauty. Brains are.

Yo! Biologically, race does not exist.

Rose colored veil of white privilege

I Forget I Am Not White

Wait... how is he your brother?

The Non-Aztec Looking Mexican

U.S. diplomat? But you look Asian.

Child of Pennsylvainia coal miners

The quiet girl in the back

I was there, so were friends.

I want to understand and feel

Being Brown Makes Me Look Hood

What does color say about intentions?

Living In Accordance With Nature's Way

Touch my hair? Permission is needed.

I'm Catholic; Therefore I'm a Minority

You do not look like African.

He brought something for his worker.

Reasons to not Hate Mexicans

funny, athlete, angry, happy, depressed, sad

From my brown eyes to yours

2004 before we admitted black roots.

Montgomery Blair HS still inspires me

Si se puede the famous quote.

What is the term Pinoy Pride?

Stop calling us sick men of Asia

The culmination of hate and hope.

Do you have any exotic roots?

Not wanting to deny my roots

African roots camouflaged by chameleon skin.

Three Cultures. Two Races. No Home.

I’m just blossoming in my wheelchair

Southern Rebel past woven quilt future

Roots. Rhyme. Family Time. Future

I carry hope through young musicians

The Past Doesn’t Determine Our Future

Black Man Father Kids Race

One Mirror With Many Different Reflections.

No one wants to hear your heritage

I ate pasta, family ate rice.

Playing by everyone's rules is exhausting

Oceanic? I've NEVER heard of that.

Native Education: Moving beyond the Asterisk*

Don't ask me, What are you?

But where are you really from?

Never Visited the Country I Claim

I'm Appalachian--it's an invisible ethnicity

I felt what you have felt

My dear friend's current life below

Stories should be told, not hidden

Race? Culture? Do we know which?

What did we lose becoming white?

I hate being called white girl

He put pickles in my pancakes.

Am I American o de alla

Racism is an ego-based human dysfuntion

Poor white trash, not welcome here.

A Teacher Who Looks Like Me

Your child is milking her race

Do you make your own tortillas?

People use pigment to write stories.

Was all the suffering worth it?

I am BLACK & PROUD, always & forever.

No white woman cooks like that

Wishing for a happily ever after.

I'm just an American outside America!

Increasing my understanding through travel experiences.

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