Diversity is central to my identity
Sabiha Viswanathan, Menlo Park, CA. Race is beauty. I could not imagine my life without diversity. Learning about different cultures has fostered my love of...
Grew Up Black. Now part Mexican.
Michelle Y. Bess, Chicago, IL. My mom is from California, my dad is from NYC. They raised my 4 siblings and me in Washington State....
Texican and Kansan adopt beautiful Chinita.
Sandy Mayer, Los Angeles, CA. I was surprised that our daughter’s Guatemalan foster family lovingly called her Chinita but understand that this is accepted in...
Stuck in-between, but maybe that’s good
Emma Schechter, CA As a half asian, half white kid, I often felt like I didn’t really belong. I didn’t quite fit in with the...
Judging ethnicity, denying individuality, perpetuates inequality
Vaibhav Dharmavaram, Mission Viejo, CA Judging Ethnicity: Racism involves making assumptions or forming opinions about individuals based on their ethnic background or cultural identity. This...
Race affects everyone in different ways
Leslie L. Hair, Los Angeles, CA My brother lived in NYC in the 80’s working diligently on writing music for black female artists (Think: Phyllis...
Why do white people move away?
Sheila Troupe, Redondo Beach, CA At 75 years old I have watched many cities change demographics after a neighborhood becomes about 15% minority. The minority...
Lighter than us, Darker than them
Juliette Delacano, Los Angeles, CA Growing up mixed race, it’s hard to feel a sense of belonging with each side of your family, each community...
Kofi is a fake white man!
fakeKofi M. G. W. Opantiri, Los Angeles, CA. I am the eldest child of two boys and a girl born to an American-African father and...
He probably does not speak English.
Christian Lando, Bakersfield, CA It has been an identity struggle.
Filipino Puerto Rican, like Bruno Mars
Leandro Oquendo, Lake Forest, CA I am half Filipino and half Puerto Rican, and I have never met anyone with those same two ethnicities. So,...
“You can’t say that stuff here”
Danielle R, San Francisco, CA. Someone in response to their friend’s racial slur at a party… How about you can’t say that stuff anywhere? Racism...
