Stop Asking if I am oppressed!
Reem, Grand Prairie, TX This six word race-card projects reflects on the common misconception or stereotypes that Arab women who wear the hijab face. Often...
Black 365 days of the year.
Marquez Jones, Houston, TX I chose “Black 365 Days of the Year” because in my heart and in the manner that I live my life,...
I grieve for my lost identity.
Janel Ruehl, Bend, OR I’m a white American, but that doesn’t mean much to me. It doesn’t feel like a fully fleshed-out identity I can...
Child traveling: This IS my mom!
Molly Lai, Milford, NH. I was terrified of traveling as a child because I hated people asking if I was adopted. Or the more frightening...
Benefit and burden with being biracial
Ryann Williams, Trinity University In a lot of ways, having two parents of different racial/ethnic backgrounds allows a unique insight into both cultures. It can...
Damn Mom, You’re Right. I’m sorry.
David Pham Poughkeepsie, NY When I was young, my mom told me a macabre anecdote about the Vietnam War. She remembered that American soldiers would...
I am not defined by society
Justina Adarkwah Christchurch, VA I’ve always had a problem with identity, but ironically I realized it was me that thought I had a problem, it...
Father’s reflection, mother’s renewed hope, transformation
Christina Mayes, Richmond, CA. The constant revolving question in my life is, “What are you?” Let’s take care of this question now. My father is...
CALL US NEPALESE NOT THE INDIANS
Jubin Timilsina, Jonesboro, AR We are Nepalese and we have our own identity. Stop calling us Indians
Gifted Black Girl’s Road Less Traveled
Giji Mischel Dennard, Burtonsville, MD While my cross-culture world view likely has been shaped by my early exposure to people with ethnicities different from my...
Stop asking to touch his hair
Jeanine Flier, Tujunga, CA. I am a mother of 3 multiracial children. They all have different types of hair. My oldest son has a very...
Identity stripped for being Mexican American
Chenille, El Paso, TX Not being Mexican enough, and not being American enough is the realm that haunts me and many of us Mexican Americans....
Three Cultures. Two Races. No Home.
Kristen Ellerbe, Richmond, VA. As a mixed child, I have never felt at home with any culture. My mother was born in the Philippines and...
Chicana Falsa I Am Not!
Amber Nicole Gutierrez, Hemet, CA. Everyone grew up with a different life-style, just because I look of Mexican decent does not mean I am the...
As Mutt as a Mutt Gets
Christi Perkinson, Red Wing, MN. My mom is full blooded German so I’ve always known that I was half German, but the other half was...
Divide in America demands one listen
When I entered high school, I quickly learned terms like white privilege, white fragility, and microaggressions, which challenged my identity. While I understood I benefited...
Race pigeonhole’s people’s perception of others.
Leah Wilson, Moreno Valley, CA I’ve lived too long to have personal issues with another person’s race. Went thru trying to identify my mixed racial...
