When do I become just-American?
Wen Wen Yang Dallas, TX I tell people I’m Chinese-American. My parents are Chinese, born and raised in China, while I was born and raised...
No one believes I’m Native-American.
Ella, Dallas, TX My family comes from the Seminole tribe, but no one believes me because I look white.
I am not a single story
Geovanni Herrera, Dallas, TX p>I chose these six words after being extremely inspired by a Ted talk called “The dangers of a single story” years...
Hispanic doctor. It’s not an oxymoron.
Lynette M. Silva, Dallas, TX. My ethnicity apparently changes depending on the immediate environment. I get followed in stores here in Texas, and asked questions...
Genuinely love thy neighbor as thyself
Rebecca Williams, Dallas, TX If we could take the time think through the process of treating others as we wish to be treated it would...
His parents will never meet me.
Kayle Dallas, TX Our breakup happened for many reason, but the main one is because his parents would never feel 100% comfortable with their son...
Do y’all have the same father
Darrell Langley Jr., Dallas, TX My brothers and I have been asked this question several times, or too many to count growing up. My twin...
Lifetime in slipstream of white flight
Richard Bacon Chicago, IL Mid 1970s living in perfectly nice middle class neighborhood in NE Dallas Texas. The desecration, by busing, of the neighborhood school...
My Skin Color Poses a Threat
Mia Woodard, Dallas, TX Because of my skin color, when I’m out in public I am looked at with disgust and spoken to rudely. Because...
I’m a person not a color
David Williams, Dallas, TX p>As An African American in this country, I face several problems throughout my life just because of the color of my...
God knew what he was doing
Malley Morales, Dallas, TX. Nowhere in the Bible does it say, “and then Jesus whipped his slaves, who were inadequate because of their skin color.”...
No, you are Mexican not Hispanic.
Alyssa Herrera, Dallas, TX So my birth certificate says my race is white or Caucasian,and my ethnicity is Hispanic/Latino. Yet when some people meet me...
Open Conversations about race always matter
Michael Goldberg, Dallas, TX. Race conversations should always be happening no matter your background or skin color. Stop the finger pointing on both sides and...
