Share culture, ponder perspectives, embrace uniqueness.
Hunter Curry, Laguna Niguel, CA I am white, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have culture. My father is from Canada, and my mother is...
I have no culture I’m white
Erin Miller, New Berlin, WI. No one has ever asked what country I’m from. It’s assumed I belong in the United States. Although I have...
I changed my name for you.
Nayoung Kim-Weaver, Germany My race card reflects my lived experiences, particularly regarding my first name, Na Young (translated from 나영 in Korean). Over time, I’ve...
Every Race Has Been A Slave
Jimmy Naughton Colorado Springs, CO Why does any race deserve restitution for their hardships? Every race has been enslaved, yet today’s discussions only ever focus...
You cannot judge on race alone
Amanda Bergeron, Coatesville, PA Where you come from is important, but people are defined by what is on the inside. I think in the past...
With kids, I’m dad, alone….thug!
Marc A Quarles, Pacific Grove, CA. Pacific Grove, I’m African-American my wife is German we have two children a son 15 and a daughter 13....
Why am I different to you?
Gianmarco Tissier, Germany Growing up in Germany with a French and Italian background, I’m always the stranger, no matter where I am.
Great-grandparents were white illegal immigrants.
Robin Shudak, Wilkes-Barre, PA Both sides of my family are Polish, who escaped from Poland the rise of fascism. Their destination: the US. My maternal...
I’m Middle Eastern but I’m white?
Ilana New York, NY I grew up in Israel to a father born in Germany and a mother born in the United States. Yet every...
It’s easier to say I’m White
Laura Pierson, Los Angeles, CA. I am Native American, Mexican, Spanish, English, Germany, and Irish. I was raised by a single mom that is Native...
I want to be like Mom
Susan, Boulder, CO. I’ve been going through something of an identity crisis recently. I’m 31, of mixed race (1/2 Mexican and 1/2 a mix of...
Take America, leave Europe for whites.
Bella N, Germany With the unrelenting waves of mass immigration into white countries, I ask for the world to leave Europe alone. Let it be...
I was once called a “banana.”
Julie Germany When I visited family in China, my cousin called me a “banana.” White inside, yellow outside. She explained that it was a result...
Less fighting, more talking about it!
I have not experienced racism. It’s as flat as that. My whole family are nice people and I have not been exposed to racism. However,...
I’ve been the ONLY Black kid..
Kelly B. Ferrell Sterling, VA As the child of nomadic parents, we lived where we could and/or where my parents found work. At one point...
White is not a single race
Slaton Anthony Mount Vernon, IA My last ancestor came to America before 1800 all from England, France and Germany. My ancestors fought and died in...
