Black, white, Puerto Rican mix; not me!
Arleny, Riverside, CA. I am of no race other than myself. My parents are both Mexican, but being judge wrongly for something I’m is not...
I’m tan, but I’m not Mexican
Gabriella, Delaware, OH. Just because my skin is naturally olive, everyone thinks im foreign, I have gotten many different ethnicity such as, Puerto Rican, Cuban,...
Why can’t white people stop assuming?
Veronica M Chouinard, Carmel, IN. I would just like to add that my ethnic background is mixed with a lot. My mother was a full...
The Butter Pican- Pana Rican :)
Danixa Carr Brooklyn, NY I am Panamanian and Puerto Rican. My mom is Afro-Panamanian (her roots are mixed as well) and my dad is mestizo....
Too white to be half Latin
Laura Leon, Riverside, CA. My father was full Puerto Rican and very proud of it. He always taught us to be proud of our culture,...
I’m not Iranian, I’m Puerto Rican
Darilis, Portland, OR. I moved from Puerto Rico to Michigan and people never knew what I was. Some thought I was Black, many thought I...
I am Both, Not Just One.
Laura N. Weston, Baltimore, MD. About 80% of the time people assume (mostly men) I am Puerto Rican even though I am half Caucasian and...
We are all from planet Earth.
Maggie Trias, Boulder, CO. I am half Puerto Rican, but I look white, and lost contact with my Puerto Rican family a long time ago....
“But you don’t act Puerto Rican”
Jaylene O., Harrisburg, PA. I’m mixed. But I am predominantly Puerto Rican. I explained this once and I got the response “But you don’t act...
Saw an ugly world too early
Diana Ryan Millbury, MA My last name notwithstanding, I am 100% Puerto Rican through and through. That is an ethnicity, not a race but too...
My kids are “beige”, not white…
Linda Levittown, NY My three children are a mix of English/Irish and Puerto Rican and when you line them up in a row, you can...
“If you’re Puerto Rican, I’m white!”
Casey Creech Pinehurst, NC My mother was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and my grandmother was raised in San Juan. All of my cousins have...
I am Puertorican, my DNA Moroccan.
Alexis Quiles Danbury, CT I migrated from Puerto Rico to the USA in 1998 to improve my career opportunities. As Puertoricans are a mixed race...
rich. polarizing. fierce. forgotten. remembered. love.
Rei New York City, NY The Bronx I’m half black half Puerto Rican born in the Bronx.
Which race box do I check?
Holly Thompson Grand Rapids, MI I am half Puerto-Rican and half Scottish, but definitely all people see is “white.” I am constantly struggling with pride...
Educated Puerto Rican can’t even dance!
Carmen C. Brenes Jette, Ph.D. Lexington, MA “What! You don’t look Puerto Rican!” was my other choice. I wanted to convey the power of stereotypes...
Afghani, Moroccan, Puerto Rican. Mastering Jedi Skills.
Ravit Ortiz Mountain View, CA Our 6 year old daughter is trying to find her way with culture and beliefs that feels best for her....
