Heritage-less Scandinavian – sad to be ‘average’
Michelle Sweeten O’Fallon, IL I grew up in an average small American town in the Midwest. I remember the first black family to move to...
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...
Empty people wrapped in white skin.
Amie Lecorchick NJ I have no idea who my ancestors were or where they came from…all I know is that I’m white, and I live...
Which race box do I check?
Holly Thompson Grand Rapids, MI I am half Puerto-Rican and half Scottish, but definitely all people see is “white.” I am constantly struggling with pride...
White skin means lack of heritage.
Laura Berbusse Salt Lake City, UT I feel like I neither have, nor have the right to have, a rich, cultural heritage. Further, I feel...
Be Proud Of Your Family Heritage
Katrina V. Cromwell, Pearl Harbor, HI. My father is Hispanic and White and my mother is Black. They met in high school and they have...
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’m not pretending to be Latina
Meghan Morales Seattle, WA Even though I’m mixed race (Latina with Puerto Rican & Dominican heritage & White), my lighter toned skin provides me the...
Persecution and humiliation, my Huguenot heritage.
Andrew Steven Doss Callands, VA I learned of my Huguenot heritage when I took up genealogy several years ago. They were forced to leave their...
There isn’t a box for Other
Traci Butler USA I’m a Caucasian mother of a beautiful, amazing little girl who happens to be of mixed heritage, because her father is from...
My Hair is NAPPY and HAPPY
Cynthia Detroit, MI Growing into my African heritage in America, I love to wear my hair how it naturally grows. I get the stares of...
White skin often obscures deeper heritage
Mary Kate Cunningham Hong Kong Growing up in the United States as an immigrant, I often felt frustrated by the fact that my “racial identity”...
I won’t apologize for being white.
Steven Wood El Cajon, CA It is really difficult to explain to people that I’m proud of my heritage, especially among my educated friends. It...
What will my children look like?
Madeline Murphy New Orleans, LA My father is white. My mother is black. My experiences and perspective as someone who is visibly “mixed” is something...
We are all shades of brown.
Paul Ruscher Eugene, OR Explore Identity It is time to ignore appearance…it facilitates judging others. I am a father of 11 including 5 adopted kids...
Your baby: he looks so ethnic.
Jane Smith Hanford, CA Wheeling my infant son in his stroller through the local farmer’s market one Summer morning 23 years ago, this is the...
