Not everybody who’s brown is “Hispanic”.
Nicole Bodenstein Milwaukee, WI I’m allowed to have a German last name.
What am I? Dirty but clean
R. E. Longdon Clarksville, PA My family complexion has always been called dirty or ruddy. My ancestors came from Europe through England but family folklore...
“I’m white” doesn’t mean, “I’m Racist”.
Maria Grand Rapids, MI I am an American “mutt” with white skin and German/Irish descent. People all of the time assume that just because my...
Do not deny me my heritage.
Jennifer Kerkow Chaska, MN Im Scottish, German, and Indian. It was my Great grandfather who was indian and I love it and want to embrace...
I’m White, but sometimes kinda brown
Max Haverhill, MA I’m an American with mostly German and Italian backgrounds. When the warmer months begin, I tend to get tanner than many friends...
Aren’t you supposed to be blonde?
Mikayla of Westminster Westminster, CO People tend to assume that all Germans are the Nazi’s idea of perfect: blonde with blue eyes. They also immediately...
German, Irish, Italian. Still Classified White
Nicole Miller Highland, CA Because I am German, does that Make me a Nazi??? Why do I always have to be related to Hitler??? People...
Indian, German, Italian. But still family
ANNA GRASSI Cremona, Italy My husband ( German ) and I ( Italian ) adopted an Indian-born daughter. We live in Italy. It is not...
Adopted. Closed Record. You tell me.
Melanie Randolph Longview, WA I really knew nothing about my heritage until I was 44 and chose to research my birth family. It’s weird to...
I am both, but also neither.
Nisha Ahamed Jersey City, NJ My mother is German, raised in Canada and my father is Indian Muslim. I was born and still live in...
I’m proud of my state’s diversity
Bridget Ruff Portland, ME Everytime I meet someone from another part of the country, they immediately label me as a white hick from a rural...
Same race, different continent, new identity.
Albert Toronto Who are the real Americans? Why do we have African Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Korean Americans, but not English Americans, German Americans?
Nobody can tell what i am.
Glade Koehler Lake Forest, CA My father: German and Suomi My mother: Black-Seneca and Ashkenazi
White American: No Culture or Identity
Lance Remington Stuart Rood Redlands, CA Sometimes I feel like I have no identity. White american? what is that? Irish? German? Dutch? Danish? I want...
I am more than just “white”
Jordyn Schara Madison, WI I am Polish. I am Irish. I am German. My ancestors were immigrants in the early 1900’s. We were masons and...
Not what you think I am.
Briana Ciccarino Baltimore, MD “Are you Latina/Hispanic?” this is the question I often get when meeting new people. I appreciate the compliment and wish I...
