American born Chinese, just bamboo husk.
Diana Lew Boston, MA Chinese people use two terms to identify a Chinese person born in a Chinese country (China, Hong Kong, etc.) and a...
God loves all of His children.
Ray Magner Amherst, MA I may not be the most religious person, but I do know that the God I believe in has no patience...
“No, where are you REALLY from?”
Sabreena M., MA. My parents are from China. I was born here. The fact that I look like a Chinese person shouldn’t override the fact...
Standards of Beauty
Kelly Le, Chelsea, MA. Sometimes I feel like the only way I can feel beautiful is if a white person tells me I am.
Segregation will never stop impacting us
Lisandra, Boston, MA. Race is not something simple but complex issues with opinion and facts.
Peach crayon never worked for us.
Maya PS Boston, MA Growing up in a color-challenged yet friendly midwest suburb, we were one of 3 families of color in our local school....
“She mixed?” as oppossed to stirred?
Stephanie, Marblehead, MA. My husband is of Italian decent and has dark features, such as brown eyes, black hair, olive skin. I am 100% Irish...
White baby in the black projects.
Jamie Bishop, Florence, MA. I am a bastard child conceived in the back seat of a Chevrolet in 1965. When I was born, I was...
Another black baby born too soon.
Anonymous, Brookline, MA. After growing up in a predominantly black town (Bloomfield, CT) as the daughter of Northern, white liberals, I became a nenatologist. Racial...
1610 – bible used to bless slavery
Lisa Smith, Boston, MA. In 1610 Catholic priest asked his superiorsif slavery was condoned by God. Answer came back…none of more learned men of cloth...
Say Hello First Then Think Twice
Lauri McNamara, Greenfield, MA. I see strangers in my neighborhood when I walk my dog and instead of being afraid and making snap assessments based...
I’m afraid you will hate me.
Anonymous, Orleans, MA. I have no problem with anybody doing anything no matter who they are as long as they’re not hurting anyone else. I’m...
