Hey Boy, you don’t act Black
Anthony Strong, Pheonix, AZ. Being mixed, half black and half Cuban, my life has been a hurricane of racial confusion, offenses, and frustration. I was...
Not all Latinos are Mexicans
Irlena A. Rodriguez, Tucson, AZ. Mexican is not a race, and not all Latinos are Mexicans. We have different cultures and ethnicity across Latin America....
Race Respectfully Accepting a Collective Environment
Michele Boivin, Buckeye, AZ. Education is power.
Wish I knew more black people!
Kate Daniel, Benson, AZ We moved to this small, very white, town because of my late husband’s job. I grew up near Chicago; during college...
Ivy League, Indian Asian American aspiration
Radhika Guruju Chandler, AZ Education is what helped us get to this country and therefore for most Asian Indian families it still remains the top...
Boy From America’s Heartland, Indian American
Rahul Iyer, Mesa , AZ. I graduated high school from Dixon IL, a small town halfway between Rockford and Moline, in the Northwestern part of...
Best Friend: Pete Lieberman. I’m German…
Bodo Diehn Scottsdale, AZ When I came to the U.S from Germany in 1960, I had never met a Jewish person. Pete Lieberman became my...
I’m rich because I’m from here
Madi, Scottsdale, AZ Actually, this is the opposite of what is true, but what everyone assumes. I’m from Scottsdale, Arizona where there are many extremely...
Why do you have hazel eyes?
Jonscott Williams, Gilbert, AZ. This is the question either asked, or thought but unasked, by people both Black and White. This is connected to the...
My family is not from England
Daniekke, Phoenix, AZ The concept of race is a lie. I am pale, but I am not white. I am not from England either which...
Raising Romindian boys: Sure, Smart, Kind!
Vasvi Babu, Scottsdale, AZ. Romindian: 50% East Indian, 50% Romanian. Married 21 years at a time when few Indian women married outside their own. Boys...
Need a fork. Can’t use chopsticks.
Deb Kruse Tucson, AZ Yes, I am “from” somewhere. Born in Korea – adopted as an infant (3 weeks old to be exact). Yes, most...
It’s only fair if I win.
Alfredo Fabrega Scottsdale, AZ After years of listening to rationalizations for success or failure, I’ve concluded that (regardless of race) we all feel that: “what’s...
