Being hispanic is the best culture
Yolani Cabrera, Huntington, NY Being hispanic is the best especially when it comes to traditions and the food and the countries we are from as...
Age 5 They don’t serve Mexicans
Mario Lopez, Chicago, IL Our family was on vacation on the way to visit family in Mexico and we went to some restaurant in Texas...
Ni de aquí, ni de allá
Ana Rodríguez, Wayne State, Antioch, IL Selena’s dad explained it best in his monologue where he talks about how tough it is to be Mexican-American....
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...
As Korean as you are Korean
Tesha Post, Holland, MI. I was adopted from Korea when I was six months old and grew up living in the U.S. with my White...
Sometimes I cry when making pasta.
Meredith Taggart, Portland, OR. I’m Italian and Scottish and otherwise a European mutt. I’m generally considered “white,” and look ambiguously ethnic. For me, the idea...
Loud family passionate about Family & Food
Ryan Sumner, College Park, MD. Italians are often seen as stereotypically loud and have a passion for food. My family falls into these stereotypes
Bon Appetite! Italian food- who I am
Sydney, Baltimore, MD Being Italian makes up a big part of who I am. My Italian Great Grandmother who I call my Nona has taught...
Bánh trán trộn, trà sữa delicious
Thi Nguyen, Urbandale, IA Bánh trán trộn and trà sữa is the best snacks of my childhood. From DMACC.
White Bones Ache For Black Moves
Mike Tracy, Oakland, CA. When I was 3 or 4 I asked my parents to put brown sugar on my oatmeal so I could grow...
Brown girl rejected with red blood
Anonymous, USA. Grew up as the only little brown girl in class, always having to explain why my hair grew up to the skies when...
I ate pasta, family ate rice.
Melanie Vanderlipe Ramil, Sacramento, CA. Growing up, I wanted to be as “non-Filipino” as possible and felt great achievement whenever a friend said to me,...
I hate being called “white girl”
Stephanie Wichowski, Mount Olive, NJ,. I’m proud to be Polish and part Irish but because I’m white and a girl I automatically get grouped into...
Do you make your own tortillas?
Norma Torres Addis, Seattle, WA. The first time I heard this question, I thought it was funny. After hearing it a few times, it made...
Expansive Roots, Exquisite Tongues, Diversity Perpetuated
Christopher Ramsey, Phoenix, AZ. From Mexico, to Ireland to Guam and then back to Spain. I embrace the wealth in language, food, faith and tradition....
I do not smell like curry
Anusha Ghildyal, USA I used to get this comment often when I was in elementary school. I would be surprised to hear this comment because...
Light skinned, biracial, Jewish, Arab American man.
Arturo Hull, Anchorage, AK. My mom is Syrian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Greek, Italian, Swiss-German, Austrian, South German, English, Norwegian and Danish. My dad is English, Scottish,...
I believe in the hyphen!
Roberto Jara, Alto, MI. It drives me nuts when people say, “Let’s all be color blind, forget our cultures of origin and just be ‘American,’...
