I’m accepted but my child isn’t
Chelsea Thorne, Keene, NH I chose these words because as a white woman, I do not face prejudice because of my race, but my child,...
I’m finally learning, I am powerful.
Alexandra Rosas, Milwaukee, WI. After a lifetime of wishing I could be accepted and trying to be anything except who I AM, to fit in,...
I’m a recovering racist, still learning.
Marnie Singer, Fremont, CA. I used to think I wasn’t racist; but when I joined Transcendence Gospel Choir and was accepted and loved, I realized...
You Italian then? No, I’m Hispanic.
Andrea Lopez, Sacramento, CA. When confronted with the question of whether or not I’ve experienced racism in my life, I always remember the first time...
We gay Muslims aren’t accepted anywhere.
Dawud Moore, Flushing, NY. Thrown off rooftops in Syria, blatantly insulted and threatened in New York, suspicious sneers, and parents moving their children away from...
Becoming American, it is not easy
Sandra Castañeda Anaheim, CA I have spent 42 of my 44 years in this country and it doesn’t make an ounce of difference, I’m still...
I’m More than, Less than Accepted
Nicole Reynolds, Virginia Beach, VA. Race often goes hand and hand with self worth. Who am I in the world? What does that answer mean?...
No color barriers luckiest son ever
Dustin Marek, San Jose, CA. I was always afraid of never being accepted, since most of my very Caucasian family is scattered throughout the U.S....
Home. The Projects. White and confused.
Dolores Zacconi San Francisco, CA Growing up in the projects as one of the ” 5% white”, had a profound impact on my life; sometimes...
I finally accepted my own origins
Mimi USA I used to want to be white or Caucasian because I thought it would be easier but I finally accepted who I was and...
Will my mixed daughter be accepted?
Noelle Kim, South Korea. I have a mixed race baby. Korean-American. I worry about her and how others will treat her.
Metis: but you don’t know that.
Victoria McCord, Cincinnati, OH. Describing myself is always a challenge (in a USA context). I can’t check one simple box of who I am. I’m...
My Chinese daughter, whiter than white.
Rachel Drummond Highlands Ranch, CO Jasmine stands apart. She doesn’t want to. Like may people of color who also have albinism, she is often not...
I wish I was more white
Lynn P., Raleigh, NC. My mother is white and my father is black. I am light skinned and proper speaking but not white enough in...
Rejected or accepted: Race or not?
David Zetoony Alexandria, VA When race is considered in a contest — whether its use is lawful or unlawful, ethical or unethical, motivated to equalize...
Knew segregation was wrong, accepted it
Walt Pulliam Jr. Richmond, VA Grew up in Greensboro, NC and was familiar with the Woolworth lunch counter where the sit-ins occurred.
Let it go and I will
T. Parker Dallas, TX I pray for the day when I can walk into any store and get the same treatment as the people who...
