No racists here; we are gated.
Peter Goodwin New York, NY We have separated ourselves into separate communities, sometimes with physical gates, often with mental or emotional gates, and so have...
Working twice as hard as others.
Monica Alejo Tinley Park, IL As a Latina I have to work twice as hard as my colleagues to gain recognition.
No other boy will date you.
Deborah Lewis Oakland, CA Howard had a girlfriend. But, we used to chat at work. He invited me to go get pizza with him. I...
MY GRANDSON IS NOT AN OTHER!
Henry Lonnemann San Mateo, CA When contacted by the census bureau I was thrilled. It was a pleasure to fulfill my civic duty, and exciting...
“White,” Turkish husband, speak 2+ languages.
PHYLLIS HULL AKTURK Rockville, MD I check “other” for race because we are all just homo sapiens. Although Father was from Norman English+Dutch and Mother...
White black other, same same different
Pete Reich San Francisco, CA I heard the piece on Race Card and six word essay on NPR and was intrigued at the topic and...
As weak as you are white
Sam Nola Ypsilanti, MI The (perceived) availability of a support structure with little stigma attached make ‘whiter’ people seem less capable than those who must...
You are required to check one.
D. Casey Jones, M.D., Colonel, US Army (Ret) Olympia, WA What I am trying to convey is the institutionalization and public reinforcement of race bias...
Yes, I really am her mom!
E.F. Outside USA, Mexico I was bused (from a white neighborhood to a formerly all-black school) to integrate Milwaukee Public Schools in the 70s and...
No, where are you actually from?
Aliza Hirani Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan I am a Pakistani-American, born and raised in Texas. When people ask me where...
