I will not change for anyone.
Kaylee Doney, Las Vegas, NV. I think these words could go for anyone but I chose these words because being white, along with other races,...
Hitler taught I am not White
Richard H Erlich, Henderson, NV My wife, who is Inupiat, keeps reminding me of this. So, how do I fill out the race question? Other-...
My friends forget I am Asian.
Ben, Reno, NV. One time a bunch of friends and I were hanging out, and I forget what exactly was said, but one of them...
Why isn’t your skin darker?
Anonymous, NV As someone who is Mexican, I often get told that I’m not actually Mexican because of the color of my skin. I’m often...
Eyes opened after having mixed kids!
Nicole Gaczhias, Las Vegas, NV. Being white you don’t really see ur race as a problem but being with a man who is not you...
Mama said, “It’s alright, take it.”
Rhoda Locklear, Las Vegas, NV. Words of my mother the first time I ever saw a black lady who offered me a glass of water.
Without a paddle and a boat
Joseph Ludwig, Las Vegas, NV Being a guy that has grown up in a “Community” of whites, blacks, Asians, Natives, Latinos and other subgroups in...
You’re not a typical black girl.
Jessica Conley, Las Vegas, NV Born and raised in westside Detroit, lived in Chicago, Richmond VA and now Las Vegas, those six words followed me...
Suburban white kids nicknamed me Chinaman
Aaron Yeh, Las Vegas, NV. White mother, Chinese father, I was raised by my mom and don’t speak Chinese. Sometimes I look in the mirror...
Black, Papua New Guinea, curious, adopted
Brittany Barnes Reno, NV I am adopted. I was born in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, now known as Western New Guinea. I don’t really tell people...
Like the 50s, no color television.
Paige Scott, Las Vegas, NV Everyone seems to see people as their skin color, hair type, eye color, etc. People judge on appearance. If we...
I am mixed, but still white…
Vika Lynn, Las Vegas, NV. I grew up with a Native American father and a German/Italian-Jewish mother…i take after my mother but my father is...
I’m Black but NO-ONE believes me!
Kristi Webber Las Vegas, NV Growing up, there were several clues and incidents which occurred over the years which hinted at some sort of non-European...
“Ciesielski.” How do you pronounce that.
Elizabeth Ciesielski, Las Vegas, NV I told someone my last name and they said it sounded like a black girls first name. Very confusing considering...
