From the shadows into the light
Dulce K Struthers, Mount Vernon, WA I grew up undocumented and am still unlearning my behavior and ways of thinking to not draw attention to...
Loving and Hating being Asian
Vivian Li San Jose, CA I deeply appreciate my heritage as a Chinese-American. It has taught me about a complex culture, thousands-of-years-old ideology, and a...
Unlike Color, I (Can) Hide Being Gay
Hollie Watson, Murfreesboro, TN Technically seven words, but oh well. The only way I can relate to racism is through the hate I get by...
Changed my name to hide from you
Yolanda Brantley, Minneapolis, MN. Growing up as a mixed race child in a predominantly white neighborhood in the ’60’s was scarring. I knew I could...
A cloak behind which people hide
Nathen, Seattle, WA. Collected from The Race Card Project, On Location: Seattle Community Colleges You are what you make of yourself. There will always be...
Race. A wall to hide behind.
John King Catonsville, MD A wall made of no real human substance but fear. A wall where differences find a comforting place to self-justify. A...
Why did you hide our heritage?
Grace Ostrum, PA. Didn’t know I was Native American Indian until I was 38 years old. My family still won’t talk about it.
