Yeah I’m Hispanic… I’m Actually Guatemalan!
Bryan Ramirez, Los Angeles, CA I embrace being Guatemalan. I always get asked where are you from? Being from Guatemala you usually don’t get asked...
You don’t look THAT Mexican!
Jessica Gonzalez, Corona, CA I’ve heard this phrase for many years. Even Mexicans show racism towards other Mexicans. People seem to prefer light-skinned Mexicans to...
Being Hispanic means I take jobs
Vanessa Victoria Lopez, El Centro, CA I feel because I am Hispanic I get judged by other races in that they think or assume I...
Waiting for my caramel macchiato grandbabies.
Yvette Sandoval, Riverside, CA. I am Gaelic (Scottish & Irish), Celtic (Welsh), English, Scandinavian (Swedish), Native American Indian (if recently a discovered lineage holds to...
I confront my racist thoughts daily.
Karen Polis, Long Beach, CA I am a 59-year-old white woman who grew up in a well-to-do suburb of Washington, DC. I wasn’t aware of...
Shouldn’t be issue. But guess what…?
BJ Lynn, Redondo Beach, CA. My household is multi-ethnic. Racial awareness is not by necessity racism, but the line between is thin. A PhD in...
Shameless to speak, English has Dialects.
Somandy Real, Fremont, CA. Many people who’s first language was not English think that they’re English isn’t “fluent”, however they are fluent, it’s just in...
Q: Where are YOU from? A: Here.
Lorena San Diego, CA I’m multiracial and live in a very ethnically diverse city, but I was still asked this question SO. MANY. TIMES. growing...
Yes My Mom Is White…
Marisa Boessneck, Moreno Valley, CA. Yes my mom is white so what? Just because I have dark brown hair and a tan skin color doesn’t...
Facts don’t care about your feelings
Teddy, Long Beach, CA Race in America could use a 3rd party perspective
