“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
My black daughter needs extra protection.
Brenda Bielke, Submitted via Twitter: @brendabie. @michele_norris, #theracecardproject
Jubanamerican (Six syllables not six words)
Deborah Gonzalez Carmichael, CA My daughter identifies herself as a Jew + Cuban + American. Being a Jew is more than a religion; it is...
I have failed my biracial daughter.
Michele Malmstrom, Charlottesville, VA. My daughter has always had very low self-esteem. I tried her entire life to address the problem by complimenting her and...
iSpy with my pretty brown eyes…
Michele, Leesburg, VA. This was one of the nicer things said to my daughter at her church-ran private school, where she was the only white...
My daughter is not like me.
Bea Melnarowicz, Chicago, IL My daughter is bi-racial: her father is Spanish-French-Mexican, and I am Eastern European Caucasian. I am often told she looks ‘nothing’...
I am not my daughter’s nanny.
Shellee Perez, San Jose, CA. I unfortunately found that people have certain stereotypes of what it means to be Black inculcated in their minds and...
I’m not black, I’m dark brown.
Kelly M., Indonesia. My six words were spoken by my daughter when she was seven years old. I am From Texas, my family tree consists...
Raising a bi-racial daughter in America.
Heather Sams, Moreno Valley, CA. My daughter is a beautiful, intelligent, biracial young lady. I am white and her father is a light skinned black...
I am Both, Not Just One.
Laura N. Weston, Baltimore, MD. About 80% of the time people assume (mostly men) I am Puerto Rican even though I am half Caucasian and...
Trying to learn for my daughter.
Wendy Wetzel Submitted via Twitter I’m white; she’s black. How do I help her through so much new to me?
Not the nanny. That’s my daughter.
Daphne Revie, Compound, NY. Taking my daughter as a baby to libraries and play groups only nannies would talk to me assuming I too was...
My Daughter’s biracial, and I worry
Raenette White, Moreno Valley, CA. Shout out to California Baptist University.
This man has your daughter
Karen Button, Middletown, CT. Phone call from the neighborhood grocer – followed by my husband on the line asking me to come down to the...
