My parents think you are white.
Jennie, Los Angeles, CA. I am 4th generation Chicana. My mother is Mexican-American and my father is White. One of the saddest things is to...
White to Latinos, Latino to Whites
Carlos Guerrero, Cumming, GA So I’m half Mexican and half American. I get the looks from my white mom which puts me in the middle...
You Don’t Look Like Your Name
Jessica Davila, Rowlett, TX I am a tanned skin, brown hair, brown eyes, Mexican American woman. My married name was Jessica Phillips. I worked at...
Latinos overlooked in conversation on race
Brenda Ramirez, Chicago, IL You would think that only White and Black people exist in this country. What about the rest of us? There is...
We are not all from Mexico
Katia Pérez Amaya, Charlotte, NC. Everyone that is not open minded see ALL Hispanic/Latinos that they are from Mexico and well of course that is...
My Looks Don’t Define My Bloodline
Sierra McGeoghegan, Weymouth, MA. Growing up and even now I am always denied my Mexican heritage by lots of people of all races. I am...
Really, we are all the same
Elizabeth Todd, Plainfield, NH. I grew up in the south and as a child heard my elders disparage blacks, Latinos and Catholics. Even as a...
None Report: Latinos overpopulated Vatican’s decrees
Robby Berg Mesa, AZ I befriended a highly intelligent but undereducated Latino family for ten years, acting in the capacity of a tour guide for...
I am Latina No Habla Espanol
Erica Renee Contreras Houston, TX I’m from San Antonio Texas, quite possibly the most acculturated city with majority Latinos in the US. Growing up there...
Only experienced discrimination from other Latinos.
Alicia Velez Stewart Providence, RI I also could have gone with “Wow, you don’t look Puerto Rican,” or “You are too “white” for us.” My...
Admit fear of Latinos with guns
Margaret Koike Salinas, CA I live in an area with extremely high gang violence, including shootings, murders, and armed robberies.
There used to be only four
Manuel J Bascuas Miami, FL In school, many years ago, I was taught that they were four: white, black, yellow and red. According to some...
