“Being born Mexican, doesn’t change anything,”
Conzuelo De Luna, American Canyon, CA. I might not look like other Mexicans, but just because I’m pale, with lighter hair and eyes doesn’t mean...
Imaginary borders make us different “races”
Cesar Gonzalez, Sacramento, CA. Race is an illusion. Made up. Cosumnes River College
Aye, don’t panic, I’m only Hispanic
Joshua Cruz, Salt Lake City, UT. As a Hispanic growing up in Utah, I have lived in multiple cities, each different than the other. From...
I’m white. You’re not. So what?
Maureen Burns, Ann Arbor, MI. Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I have three lovely granddaughters. We’re all different. It doesn’t matter. We’re family.
Oh, your English is quite good.
Sandy Jiang, San Francisco, CA. When I was in a different state for a course, we were building a foot trail for a national park...
Race is about culture not color.
Hunter, Birmingham, AL. What does race mean to me? When I think of race I don’t think about skin color. I think about culture, religion,...
I’m here to change your stereotypes
Denali Lukacinsky, Honolulu, HI. People look at me and assume all kinds of offensive things about what black people are supposed to be like, they...
Can’t You tell I am Different
Jose Cabrera San Francisco, CA Can you not tell that I am different? From looking at me you would not be able to tell that...
Being singled out is painful
Lina, Denver, CO. Being here makes me aware of how different I am, that I am female, I am Asian. People would never consider me...
“What are you? Where’re you from?”
Bettina Sferrino, Oakland, CA. As a mixed race person, I get these questions all the time. The persons asking have a strong desire to know...
You’re pretty for a Black girl.
Maya Segirah, Los Angeles, CA. As if the qualifier, somehow, makes me different from the rest, which are by implication inferior, and therefore I’m better?...
