The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
BJ Lynn,
Redondo Beach, CA.
My household is multi-ethnic. Racial awareness is not by necessity racism, but the line between is thin. A PhD in our extended family observed that in a multi-ethnic culture, the majority cannot help being racist. There my be no evil intent and there my be good strong bridges but the divide is always present. What defines the individual is how that person embraces the differences. With love, there is possibility.
Angelique Moulton
Houston, TX
I am American and what America looks like.
Nichole Pettit,
Lake Como, NJ.
Monmouth University
I’m biracial. I’m not just African American, I’m also American, German, English and Irish! Many say “You’re black,” sure but I’m not just that. Do not reduce my race and ethnic background to a single word. I do not belong to a single group, I belong to many. I am a young woman, furthering her education and work to better her life for herself, her family, and the future of the world. If you must categorize me, must describe me in a single word… Human. Human is the single most descriptive and accurate word.
Hemma Jari,
UK.
There are less mixed race kids in the UK than in America. Although I live in Manchester, which is (outside of London) probably the most multi-ethnic city in the UK, I’m still one of the few mixed race kids in my year. People here have a tendency to ‘stick to what they know’ when it comes to race, culture etc. I’m half Indian, a quarter Welsh and a quarter English so I don’t feel like I fit fully into one category, instead being an outsider in several. I find the best way to deal with this is with humour, so I often joke with my friends that I’m ‘messed up’ (or something more explicit!)
John Book
Pasco, WA
In my experience as someone who is part-Hawaiian, I’ve found that the stereotypes of what I am and where I’m from were very misinformed, yet seemed endless at the time. Sadly, those who were in error often did not want to know anymore than the stereotype they presented to me. It came off like the special Hawai’i episode of any sitcom, where people cared for two episodes and lived with their lives. I lived amongst a fairly multi-ethnic community, so I learned tolerance at an early age, along with a need to know more about the people around me, be it at school, in my neighborhood, or down the street. I moved to the mainland, and it seemed as if there was an “ever man for himself” attitude. It was a rude awakening, and I had found it hard to adjust because of someones unease of me.
James F.
New Haven, CT
A few years ago we adopted four beautiful children from Brazil. Their skin is darker than ours. We also have a biological child who, obviously, looks a little more like us. We love our little multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual family. It’s a beautiful thing!
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