Not just for being a black girl.
Anisha (Blair) Taylor, Riverside, CA. “Your beautiful. For a black girl.” . Those words spilled out the mouth of a young black male, in my...
Embrace both change and your person
Michael Chin, Los Altos, CA. I am personally grateful for both the East Asian cultural values passed down to me by my Chinese parents, as...
Embrace your race, don’t abuse it
Julia Hirsch, Rockville, MD. I have experienced white privilege several times during my life. I am grateful for everything that I have, but I need...
Not all Asians look the Same
Michelle, San Jose, CA. Are you I never got Vietnamese. Looking back, people may have responded that way based on my features or because they...
You’re Not Black, You’re Too White
KayKay Mara, Lancaster, CA. I have spent my whole life being judged by my skin color. It was never a big deal to me since...
This RACE shouldn’t be a competition
Jason Dixon, Temecula, CA. It is a sad thing to think that being different means you are judged. Embrace each other, or accept failure.
Married a white girl, now what??
Kyle Lim, Grand Rapids, MI. As a biracial individual, I learned early-on how to de-emphasize certain aspects of my racial identity depending on who I...
I’m Hmong, and I am proud.
Kabao Lee, Sacramento, CA. I am Hmong and I am proud. I think it pretty much explains itself, but there are many people I know...
Red hair blue eyes white skin
Sean, Chicago, IL. We try not to see color but color fills our life. Embrace it.
Why can’t (my) children embrace both (of their) heritages?
Melanie, USA. When I first had my children someone told my husband that our children will be considered black in this country. When I fill...
If embraced will enrich our lives
Nicole Kaufmann, Newton, NJ. Why ignore race and try to say that color doesn’t matter when it should. Only when we acknowledge and embrace one...
Can I come to the funeral?
Joseph Conway, Baltimore, MD. She showed support and she was brave a 33 year old Jewish neighbor of mine wanted to see how a black...
I’m Mexican-American, heritage comes first
Bessie King Boston, MA I don’t think I have been offended by being asked “Where are you from?” before. I was raised to know that...
