Race of my own, confused
Xitlali Parada, El Cerrito, CA As someone who comes from Mexican descent and grew up in the US, my own understanding of my race is...
Out of isolation. Family comes first.
Cheryl Devall, El Cerrito, CA Unlike most of my extended family, I live alone by choice, childfree. Love my people AND need my space. After...
Fourteen countries abide in me, American.
Kathleen Soto, El Cerrito, CA. I got my profile from Ancestry.com and it showed my ancestors came from 14 different countries. What could be more...
Misery’s voice spoke directly to me.
Regina Mason El Cerrito, CA I discovered my great, great, great, grandfather’s narrative, Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, following clues my Aunt Katherine...
The whitest brown girl I know.
Catherine Marden El Cerrito, CA My mother is from El Salvador. My father is from Kentucky. I grew up in rural Oregon. I didn’t know...
