No, I'm really from New York.

Adopted but am I still Mexican

1964: Mom happy my friend was black

Foot in sink, awkward first meeting

I’m never asked about hot sauce.

Indéfinies surprises de la différence: bonheur!

Don’t glance at coins on sidewalks.

Stories should be told, not hidden

Years of Jewish Traditions and Hardship

Increasing my understanding through travel experiences.

Where'd you go to high school?

Drowning in generalizations; floating on truth

Jewish American princess I am not.

Money owed sharecropper parents, Ohlendolf, Farm

My grandparents met in the KKK

Blond hair, white skin, he's jewish

Stolen Land. Identity Adrift. We Persevere.

At the hospice, everyone is blue

White Middle Class Male, Nothing Special

Being blonde isn't always more fun.

Mexican? Good joke, you're clearly white.

My natural hair isn't a statement.

My RACE: Representing American Chinese Eyes.

I am Hapa, I am American.

No One Can Stop Chinese Kid

Where Are You From? No Answers.

How to protect my black son?

Take your opportunities and go far

Citizenship is fact - race is fiction.

A bridge divided; submerged in mind.

Polo, Khakis, Sperry's, still a N*****!

Refugee. Iraqi AND American. No Hyphen.

THE reason I have a scholarship.

The house I did not build

Boat, plane, train. You're here now.

Acceptance, like art, comes in all colors.

A Gift We Are Afraid Of

Really? Are both your parents Indian?

We joke, but it's not funny.

Every race fears those facially disfigured.

Ashamed of the power given me.

Born white. Married Brown. Love Conquers.

Any damn fool knows a catfish

Assimilate into what we want, please?

We are treated how we look.

Skyward Sprouting Despite American Cultural Miasma

Indéfinies surprises de la différence: bonheur!

Sir, please take your “hat” off

They were Asian and left 20%!

When will I stop liking chicken?

We can’t defy the Inevitable!!! Truth

Japanese and American, not Japanese-American.

I look American, but eat differently

I didn't think it effected me.

New experiences: better late than never.

I'm white. You're not. So what?

TAKE OUR EGO GIVE US GRACE

Awakened by 1967 Dreaming about 2067

What music do you listen to?

A construction. A box. NOT ME!

Hey, are you a doctor yet?

A foundation of strength never falling

Being biracial makes me an edgewalker.

Repent, Forgive, Grace, Heal, Pray, Repeat!

Hundred dresses. All beautiful. All different.

Your black friend's approval isn't law.

We are lazy, we shouldn't be.

A construction, A box, NOT ME!

Stuck on white guilt. What’s next?

Race is neutral....We are challenged

Friendship, respect... but WE still have power

Inclusive, outsider, owner, leverage, advantage, introspective

Why is being white so bad?

Why do you look like Casper?

We, variations on a theme, gods

Always under scrutiny; proving myself constantly.

Much Accomplished, much more to do.

All people exeriencing life's struggles together.

Where do Blacks fit in at Michigan Law?

Unforgettable eye opening sometimes painful experience.

Conscious and unconscious influence in America

Weary advocate ignored achiever hindered opportunity

Construct predictive opportunity healing equal equity

We disproved the mythology of Race. . .

Target, challenging, divisive, unites, rich, cultural

Initially rather tense, but ultimately positive.

Near constant reminders of my uniqueness.

disturbing, affirming, challenging, eye-opening, disappointing, sustaining

My Hair is NAPPY and HAPPY

1 reason I came to America

I avoid people that are different.

Indian-Italian: more similarities than differences.

Police? I'm white. Scholarship? I'm black.

Race is everyone's opinion but yours.

I'm white. I love (my) Black daughter.

Nation built on racial discrimination, exclusion

So ambiguous, a different race everyday.

What are you? they always ask.

Because you're black you say n*****?

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