Do you work in tech support?
Kishna Vaghasia, Grand Blanc, MI Both of my parents are Indian and basically so is my entire family. This made growing up in America decently...
Do I LOOK black to you???
Simon, Wynnewood, PA I’m Indian. But I’m not Hindu or Tamil. I’m Malayali (also known as Keralite). I’m an ethnicity so unknown that every website...
No, I am Hispanic, not Indian
Melissa Orea, Houston, TX I always get asked if I am Indian. I am not sure why .
“You’re speeding” the white cop said.
Shreya Venkayala, Worcester, MA Living in Massachusetts and being Indian, I have had the privilege of never having anything particularly bad happen to me because...
“Can you speak Indian for me?”
Kushal Methukupally, Pleasanton, CA A common stereotype that is involved with Indians is the thought or belief that we all speak “Indian”. This is surely...
I never thought you’d like this.
Asia Smith, Kansas City, MO This has been said to me many times throughout my life. I am a black girl who goes to a...
I’m not on the color spectrum
Sarah Michael, Houston, TX As an Indian woman in America, I always felt like I never had the privileges of a caucasian person, nor the...
People assume my daughter is adopted.
Rebecca, MO I am white and my husband is Indian. My daughter has my husband’s complexion. When we are together as a family people assume...
Wik na tiki wawa bastən wawa
M.H. Culley, CA. It is sad that my Indian Elders and Ancestors were taught to be so ashamed of being Indian that they tried to...
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....
Your children really look like Americans
Renu Gehring Portland, OR I am an ethnically Indian woman married to a white man. Our two kids are a happy blend of brown and...
You’re Indian AND Catholic?! No way!
Josie H Australia I am a Catholic Indian. The middle school I went to was not Catholic, and when I graduated into high school (which...
I Am Not All Asian People!
Shirin Akhter, Philadelphia, PA. When I tell other that I am Asian, they don’t believe me because they think my skin color is a little...
Yes, I am the Racist Salesman
Sam Smith, Stafford, TX. Ya I figured that would catch people off guard. I’ve been a salesperson now for about 10 years in Houston. Love...
You look less…exotic…than expected.
Varshana Trudgian, Great Britain I’m white and have typical Celtic colouring of pale skin, dark hair and blue eyes. But, my parents were Hare Krishnas...
Uniquely Made, The American Girl Today
Christina Rains, Riverside, CA. French, Indian, Mexican, Dutch, but American? It is quite clear that you cannot judge individuals by their color. Race in reality...
Not you, you’re from the Caribbean
Johanne Rahaman, Miami, FL. I am half black, half Indian, from the Trinidad, with an obvious Caribbean accent, and while I enjoy adding my bit...
