That’s weird, your kids are blonde.
Brian Parra, Oxnard, CA. Without fail, the first thing a person remarks on, upon seeing my kids, is that they are blonde and I am...
Yo soy Tejano, not “White Washed”
Christopher A Hernández, Corpus Christi, TX. Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Texas, you can always smell the sea; after all: it’s practically in...
What are you? I’m a human
Theresa Lenberg, Chisago City, MN Ever since I can remember I have been asked this question. People are quick to assume I’m white but also...
Black Vietnamese. Speak spanish. Eat rice.
Hao Nguyen, Durham, NC. I wanted to say… Black Vietnamese. Speak english, spanish, vietnamese. Eat suong kho, pho, and corn dogs. Words that describe my...
But you don’t look half Mexican
Denise Shirley-Carter, Hudson, WI My father is white, Irish, Scottish, etc. My mother’s parents were from Mexico, Spain, then El Paso, TX. However, both my...
My heart is Hawaiian, I’m not.
Jan Mason NY Born and raised in paradise as a Haole (white) person I had more than my share of discrimination but living on the...
I was born and raised American.
Anonymous, NJ. I have never been so angry at or disappointed in my parents in all my 16 years of life. Before you dismiss this...
I am the “Indian Looking” girl
Manvir Toor, Sanger, CA. I attended a concert last Sunday, and a woman tried to get infront of me in the line to buy T-shirts....
Mixed heritage. Feeling strange growing up
Katie Moore New Echota, GA I used to hate the way I looked growing up. My mom & brother had fair skin & freckles &...
I’m not Bohunk, I am Czech.
Kim E Hudecek, Rochester, MN Since I’ve been a child I have been referred to as a Bohunk; a meaning that is a reference of...
“You’re Asian? But you’re so tall!”
Lisa Harrison Long Beach, CA This is such a common reaction from people over many, many years. I don’t look half Cambodian by others standards....
You don’t belong, but same birthplace
Sebastian Portillo, Fort Myers, FL These 6 words are just a personal meeting to interactions I’ve had in the past with people against my race....
Mostly white mixed, no real heritage
Ashley McClure, Canada. Born in the UK to Canadian parents, raised in Canada. My background is English, French, German, Welsh, Metis. I fit nowhere, had...
Wearing your difference on the outside.
Mona Khadr, Washington, DC. “But where are you from, originally?” is a question I get a lot. When I was younger, I answered proudly (“Egyptian!”)...
White, Technology, Life-Enhancement, Ancestors, Human-Rights
Jason Peter Thomas, USA. I did not realize it was a good thing to be proud of my white heritage until gay marriage was legalized...
Why not select all that apply?
Anna Murphy, MA My Mother is Mexican and Slovak. My father is Irish. Many applications and census options only give the option for “Hispanic,” or...
E Pluribus Unum is no longer
David Stoddard, USA Our current obsession with racial identity and group identity is not making our society better. Our commonality as Americian citizens has been...
