Known as dark, smelly, smart – Indian
Risha Patel, Marlborough, MA To me these words mean what I think others think when they first see an Indian. Our oiled hair and spiced...
Stuck between two races..fitting neither.
Margaret Hayes, Bartow, FL. I am mostly White on my mother’s side. Her family is all Southern. I do not look anything like them nor...
This country is such a beautiful place
Kelly Mulvany, Chandler, AZ This country is beautiful BECAUSE we are not all white. The variety of cultures and beautiful people ARE what makes America...
While there’s no finishline: Americans All
William Eckman, Atlanta, GA. We come from different families, different cultures, different schools but for all to win as a great nation we must be...
Chicana Falsa I Am Not!
Amber Nicole Gutierrez, Hemet, CA. Everyone grew up with a different life-style, just because I look of Mexican decent does not mean I am the...
Being hispanic is the best culture
Yolani Cabrera, Huntington, NY Being hispanic is the best especially when it comes to traditions and the food and the countries we are from as...
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...
Don’t Hide Your Culture Embrace It
Dayana Quijano, Mansfield, TX Growing up and having to move to a white community made me feel like I had to hide a part of...
“I am proud, always will be.”
Mariah A. Humphrey, Madison, AL In my life, I’ve been a victim of racism but that never made me hate myself, my color, or my...
Thankful mom embraced non-white cultures too.
Adrianne Tomkinson, Aurora, IL I am white. I am female. I grew up poor with black, brown, white and yellow neighbors. I loved and felt...
Share culture, ponder perspectives, embrace uniqueness.
Hunter Curry, Laguna Niguel, CA I am white, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have culture. My father is from Canada, and my mother is...
I have no culture I’m white
Erin Miller, New Berlin, WI. No one has ever asked what country I’m from. It’s assumed I belong in the United States. Although I have...
Seen It With My Own Eyes
Elizabeth Swenson, Hacienda Heights, CA. I went to school in NC were it was predominately black & white in2006. My husband and the majority of...
Confucius say study hard respect parents
Alex Liu, Columbia, MD. Culture, inmigration patterns, history – it’s all very nuanced. Confucius did boil down the success formula though…what do ya’ll think?
Keep culture a strong part of families
Adam, Durham, NH Culture and different cultures is what keeps people different and unique. Without different thoughts and beliefs, this world would be boring. Cultures...
Different colors make more interesting artwork.
Carter Brown, Durham, NH I think that the diversity we see in the world today is what makes the world beautiful. If we were all...
Your culture is your superpower
Shayla Pensiero, Stamford, CT Being able to celebrate where you came from and spread what is passionate to you to others is empowering because it...
