You’re the wrong kind of Mexican
Alex Armstrong San Diego, CA For some of us, we don’t quite fit here or there.
How many people in your party?
Tsvia Tabuchi, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. I am married to a Japanese man for 30 years , and have two beautiful children. Every time we go...
“Being born Mexican, doesn’t change anything,”
Conzuelo De Luna, American Canyon, CA. I might not look like other Mexicans, but just because I’m pale, with lighter hair and eyes doesn’t mean...
My kids DON’T have “fractured” identities!
Kelly C, Los Angeles, CA. My husband is Japanese and I look “white” though I don’t really know what I “am” because my father was...
No, I’m not Hispanic. I’m Arab.
Ian M., Orange County, CA. My mom is an immigrant from the Middle East, my dad was born in Texas, yet my brother and I...
We all come from Black ancestry.
Lezlie Graebel, Mount Shasta, CA. Science has showed us that our origins are from Africa. With the exception of those in Europe who have the...
Whites never accepts responsibility for wrongdoing!
James, Sacramento, CA. Prime example, Texas textbooks.
New experiences: better late than never.
Bryce Beckwith Ann Arbor, MI I attended a catholic, all-girls high school in Sacramento, California. Race and diversity were things I had only experienced through...
Half black, nobody knows or cares
Peter Nanula, Newport Coast, CA. I look white and was raised in mostly white areas, so no one knows I am half-black. Because they don’t...
I’ve been the ONLY Black kid..
Kelly B. Ferrell Sterling, VA As the child of nomadic parents, we lived where we could and/or where my parents found work. At one point...
Skin is brown, but I’m successful
Jessica Hernandez, San Juan Capistrano, CA. My little sisters were born very light (white) skinned, while I was born brown. My father likes to think...
Society is crashing, be white passing.
Jake Carrasco O’Connell, San Francisco, CA. I chose my six words to be: society is crashing, be white passing. I chose these six words because...
Ok, seriously, what race are you?
Jordan Beuch, Riverside, CA. A common question that I have been used to getting is, “Ok but really, What race are you?” It has always...
