Innocence lost, families shattered, lives changed
Tracey, Canada. I was moved, my heart and soul cried, and yet, I was inspired.
Scotch tape no longer clings here.
Malcolm Ian Mackenzie, Naples, NY. My mom and Dad immigrated from Canada in the early fifties with two children Canadian-born and eleven were born in...
Will you have an arranged marriage?
Krishna Ghodiwala, Washington, DC. I am an Indian American woman who was born in Canada, immigrated to the US at the age of 3, and...
Canada has a racism problem, too
Emma Lamson Edirisinghe, Canada. Following the U.S. election, hatred and bigotry have reared its ugly head in Canada, too, where many think racism isn’t a...
White Privilege is a divisive concept
Mike O’Begley, Canada. The ideas behind whites being inherently privileged, regardless of all the nuances that make up human life, are often untrue since privilege...
I’m Romanian, no I’m not a Gypsy
JD, Canada. Being located in Eastern Europe, there is a common misconception that Romania comes from slavic lineage, when historically, and factually we are Latin...
Racism is Most Prevelant Among Non-Whites
Jason, Canada. Perhaps the time has come for non-european cultures to address racism and discrimination within their own social groups? The attempt to social ostracize...
We can play this all day
Hitch23, Canada. We can blame each other, paint everyone as racists and play this game indefinitely. Or we could find common ground and work towards...
Poor Wandita she looks very “Indian”
Wanda Luna, Canada. Wanda Luna. 41 years old. Mestiza, Chilean born. When I was 4 while playing with my little brother I over heard my...
“And who’s this?” She’s my daughter
Sandra Oldfield, Canada. I’ve gotten used to answering this question about my daughter who is adopted from the US
Freckled Faced: White with Black Polka Dots
Rosee Hanemaayer, Canada. Sorry, don’t have any pics of me (don’t like them)
Filipinos are also Asians, just saying.
Joseph Salvador, Toronto, Canada. I’m a Filipino guy. And here in my city, the category of Asian is essentially narrowed down to Chinese, Japanese or...
I am probably not what you think.
Adriana M., Canada. How about being the only-child black sheep of a Colombian mother and Irish/Ukrainian father? My mom could pass for Italian, but her...
White pride? Pride comes from accomplishments!
Melissa, Canada. I think “white pride” and “white guilt” are useless. Proud of who you are? Great! But don’t be proud of something arbitrary, like...
