Being mixed-race is a mixed experience.
Natasja Hirabayashi, Worcester, MA It’s always interesting experiencing how others react to me. I’m ambiguous and that has confused, intrigued, or even enraged people that...
Vietnamese, torn between remembering or not.
Thien Kim Ho, Somerville, MA. I grew up in what seemed like a movie representation of my own race. My mother was a nail technician....
“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...
We define society, society defines us
Shuling Lin, MA All of the issues talked about in these race cards are a result of individuals stating facts about another. The world we...
The culmination of hate and hope.
Kimberly, Pittsfield, MA. My father, whom I don’t know, is black and my mother is white. I was raised in a White, Irish family. Growing...
“Your child is milking her race”
Meryl Poku, Needham, MA. The most hurtful words said to me (white) about my biracial Jewish daughter.
10 Mile Move Flipped the Grid
Tessa D, Chicopee, MA. As a young child, we moved from a mostly black neighborhood to a nearly all white suburb. The background music of...
I’m a living apology, I’m sorry.
Annaleis Thibault, Bolton, MA. As a white, middle class american, I feel as though I owe reparations for the crimes committed by my ancestors.
I Will Not Be Silent Anymore
Yiming Fang, Hopkinton, MA I remember once in fifth grade, a friend and I were talking, and she was trying to figure out how many...
White = Christian, I’m not, I’m Jewish
Janice Cagan-Teuber, Arlington, MA To me, “White” has always meant “Christian”. I grew up in a neighborhood that was 99.9% Catholic. We were the only...
Born white, Pakistani Heart, International soul
Marilyn Gardner, Boston, MA. Born in the United States, Grew up in Pakistan. Hold American passport. Birthed 5 kids on 3 continents. Now trying to...
Black doll for Chirstmas. “Shes Perfect.”
Kia Goodell, Hopkinton, MA. Both my parents are white, my mother being an earthy-crunchy liberal, and my father a stereotypical red-neck. Racist comments by him...
