Why can’t (my) children embrace both (of their) heritages?
Melanie, USA. When I first had my children someone told my husband that our children will be considered black in this country. When I fill...
WHITE AND PROUD — DOESN’T MEAN RACIST
Jenna, USA. Every culture or race seems to have this deep inter connection with their skin color and culture and heritage. People seem to embrace...
Am I Hispanic enough to ‘count’?
Alix Sotomayor, Boone, NC. I have always felt suspended between two worlds, since my ethnicity is widely varied (like that of most Americans). I am...
Hey Dominicans! You too are black.
Cristina Reyes, Houston, TX. I chose the six words I wish I could go around the streets of Santo Domingo yelling. I have never understood,...
“You’re white, you wouldn’t understand.”
Elizabeth Las Vegas, NV Because I have white skin, people automatically strip me of any heritage I have. Please don’t mistake “white” as the absence...
But where are YOUR PEOPLE from?
Reed Atlanta, GA “Where is your family from? No, but where are YOUR PEOPLE from? I mean, what is your HERITAGE? Like, your ancestors. I...
Why cant I enjoy my heritage?
Jennifer Kerkow Chaska, MN I’m mostly Scottish and German but Im around 1/4 Indian. I feel like I cant fully embrace it and claim it...
Mexican but not always okay sharing
Guadalupe Madrigal Riverside, CA I am first generation born in the U.S. proud of heritage and of the U.S. both. When I was growing I...
You’re not from here, are you?
Hanne Nielsen New Zealand Wherever I go, I’m always from elsewhere. Born in Canada, with Danish heritage, and living in New Zealand, every place assumes...
Really love my Northern European heritage
Valorie Rancho Mirage, CA Hope you love your heritage, too.
I’m Mexican-American, heritage comes first
Bessie King Boston, MA I don’t think I have been offended by being asked “Where are you from?” before. I was raised to know that...
Native Americans swept dead under rug.
April & Bill Ledford Carrboro, NC Native Americans and their contributions to US history, heritage, music, culture, food, customs — along with the often ignored,...
Light skin doesn’t make me privileged
Em New York, NY Born in Mexico, to mexican parents, crossed the border to find a better life, learning english on tv, grew up in...
Mexican With White Skin No Spanish
JS CA Brought up to believe my Mexican heritage was secondary to my white heritage. Didn’t learn Spanish, didn’t learn culture. As a young woman...
