Unaware, yet aware something was amiss
Billie Anderson, Hampton, TN My birth family lived in Orlando, Florida where my father ministered to the First Christian Church. He wanted to help start...
So, are you Mexican or Spanish?
Sofia Guerrero, Orlando, FL Everyone always assumes I’m Mexican or, because of my fairer complexion, Spanish. Often, they don’t even know where Puerto Rico is…
Race is a confusing subject man
Anonymous, Orlando, FL p>Disclaimer the person in the photo is not I but someone who looks like me. My ancestry is Berber Kabyle (North African),...
You do not look white
Evan Arce, Orlando, FL My father was ginger with blue/green eyes. My mother was milk-white with black hair. My kids have brown and dirty blonde...
Why do you do these things?
John L., Orlando, FL Just because I’m of this race and you’re of that race do you assume my actions are driven by this difference...
White high school, black prom date
Charlotte Kendall, Orlando, FL. This was in New York in 1967. The sh** hit the fan at school! Family and church were there for me....
Just found out I’m a Jew
Larry, Orlando, FL. In closing up my elderly parents’ home, I was given some family news I did not expect from a relative I haven’t...
Can we stop comparing our sufferings?
Alyssa Yates, Orlando, FL. I was going to say something about how it pis*** me off that some people assume that my life has been...
As American as rice and beans
Jorge Valladares Orlando, FL My parents came to this country as undocumented immigrants from Honduras, Central America. Their three children provide public service of some...
My father wanted to murder us.
Alia Laurence Orlando, FL When I was 18, we found out that we were not simply Cherokee and various shades of European pale. (My father...
Tired of people using race card.
John Orlando, FL People need to strive for MLK Jr’s ideal instead of pushing race all the time.
I’m white and I feel guilty.
Nadine ZeBelle Orlando, FL I feel guilt for things I have never done, that my child will never do or say. Even as our generations...
Kim, you speak such good English!
Jill T. Furutani Orlando, FL I am a 3rd generation Japanese American. I used to reply that Yes, I tried very hard to lose my...
