I am bi racial and confused.
Najm, Burlington, IA As early as I can remember I have been flooded with questions “are you mixed?” “what are you mixed with?” ” is...
That Don’t Count Because You’re White
Lakeesha Graves, Richmond, TX Black and White yet too black for white people and too white for some black people. Where do I belong? Why...
I know that I’m white passing.
Anonymous, Burleson, TX My mom is white and my father is Hispanic, so I am mixed. I am told that I’m White-passing a lot and...
Summer protests. Fall reading. Winter white-silence.
Leila Chabane, Palo Alto, CA I’d say that other than not doing enough about my white privilege, I’m also still learning about my ethnic and...
Used, abused; accused, bruised; refused, confused.
Rebecca Crea, Coral Springs, FL. We can’t change what we won’t acknowledge.
Grateful for Painful Cultureshock Down South
Audrey A Fischer, Wilson, NC. When I lived in Virginia Beach, I didn’t notice race. Up north, it was so institutionalized that I barely knew...
Home. The Projects. White and confused.
Dolores Zacconi San Francisco, CA Growing up in the projects as one of the ” 5% white”, had a profound impact on my life; sometimes...
Light skinned Irish-Mexican, Ain’t Confused.
Steven Jacob Alvarez, Orange, CA. I’m about 85% Mexican, and 15% Irish. Throughout my early life, I always considered myself purely Mexican. It wasn’t until...
Metis: but you don’t know that.
Victoria McCord, Cincinnati, OH. Describing myself is always a challenge (in a USA context). I can’t check one simple box of who I am. I’m...
Please Ancestral Kinfolk don’t say slave
Beatrice Okonjo, Djibouti. Greetings most bless, This African country (Djbout) is a most Black Country, and we have too many same problem. I was not...
Racism against whites doesn’t exist, right?
Keira Glover, England. I was sat on the train yesterday reading Tolkiens ‘Lord of the Rings’ when a black woman sat down next to me,...
Afraid of Not Being “Asian” Enough
Gwyn, Chicago, IL. My Dad was born in Japan to a Caucasian Father and a Japanese mother. He moved to America with his father and...
Racism Is Really About Population Control
Ruena Sharp, Thailand. Don’t be confused by the distraction about RACE. As the world is browning the scales are being balanced. European birthrates are declining...
Adopted black son; more confused now
Andrew, Tacoma, WA. We adopted our son when he was two weeks old. He’s seven now. My naivete about race has only gotten clearer and...
