I’m Italian, West Asian, North African
Leah Granen, Santa Clarita, CA I grew up thinking I was second generation 100% Italian/Sicilian. I realized that my grandfather and great uncles had Americanized...
SO much more than six words……
London Romero, Orangeburg, NY I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece, cousin, friend, professional, mentor, role model, but all they see is...
Awareness: ONLY the FIRST BIG step
Yzolde Chepokas, Eden Prairie, MN. Going through this process of learning about race, racism, culture, multiculturalism, diversity, and so on, I have come to the...
Divisiveness planted to keep us distracted
Kelly O’Brien Pruitt, Houston, TX. I love living in a multicultural City. I love seeing different sizes and shapes and colors, different combinations of ethnic...
Although it divides, I find beauty
Simone Pratt Brooklyn, NY I can talk about race all day… I work in multicultural advertising so it’s what I do, but outside of work...
I’m not trying to be anything else
Alex Mayes, Suffolk, VA. I grew up in a multicultural family. I am hispanic but mixed with black, white, and native american. I typically don’t...
Multicultural American Family Who loves All
Tunya Marie Loftis, Dallas, TX. I love who I am. I am the firstborn of my mother with four siblings under me. Strangely enough, when...
I accept but don’t embrace, racism?
Christine Brown Baltimore, MD I live in an urban multicultural neighborhood and upon reflection I realize I have not truly embraced this neighborhood as my...
“We beat them fair and square.”
Elizabeth Koopman Cockeysville, MD These were the words spoken to me in 1994 by the president (now deceased) of the University of Maine at Machias...
I’m colorblind, both legally and racially
Robert Templeton, Kyleigh Glasper Colorado Spring, CO I have a multicultural family, but I just see them as family.
Racism is too strong a word
Ashley Z. PA One of my white friends once asked me if anyone had ever been racist to me. I said no, but I tried...
