The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Irlena A. Rodriguez,
Tucson, AZ.
Mexican is not a race, and not all Latinos are Mexicans. We have different cultures and ethnicity across Latin America. I am Latina and I am Colombian, Not Mexican. there’s a big difference.
Cole,
Nashville, TN.
A lot of my family comes from Spain and Latin America. And I take pride in that. Every once in a while there is one person that is stuck with stereotypes of what Latinos should look like. I’m part Hispanic, the person said to me “You don’t look Latino, your not dark” That person pointed to my friend Esteban and said “You would look like him” What she said made me feel lost and angry. I don’t know why people think that all Latinos should look “dark” I’m part Hispanic that doesn’t mean I’m going to be dark. I know who I am and I’m proud of it.
Anonymous,
Omaha, NE.
Born and raised in the midwest, I studied Spanish and went to live in Latin America. While there, I met my now husband, we wed and have two children. I was always considered an expat (expatriate) while living abroad and my white-privilege was amplified during my time there.
Now that we have lived here in the U.S. for 3 years, my husband is not considered an expat, but rather an immigrant. With this, people see him as poor, uneducated, lazy and question his motivation for our marriage. When he is out alone with our children he frequently receives side-ways glances because he has dark skin and our children have my pale-skin and freckles. Even close friends and family have made jokes about whether he was actually their father.
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