Daughters of Muslim father are American.
Suzie Husami, San Diego, CA. My mother and father met in college in upstate New York – he, a Lebanese -Muslim-Republican named Muhammad and she,...
Q: Where are YOU from? A: Here.
Lorena San Diego, CA I’m multiracial and live in a very ethnically diverse city, but I was still asked this question SO. MANY. TIMES. growing...
I’m A Human, Not A Fruit
Gabrielle Guzman San Diego, CA Yes, I am Mexican. Yes, I know I apparently hold the same facial features as someone who would be considered...
Pale freckled redhead burned by words
Marie Farrell, Brooklyn, NY. I grew up in San Diego, California where the sun shines all the time. I was the kid that never tanned,...
First Black Female Air Traffic Controller
Sandra Durbin, San Diego, CA. It was hard. I was smart, black and female, 18 years old in 1966. I joined the U S Navy,...
White woman regrets black friend opportunity.
Jill Crusey, San Diego, CA Grew up on the south side of Chicago as a white girl who went to a high school where black...
My children don’t look like me.
Ava Nanjung, San Diego, CA As an Indian/White mother to my three biological children of color, strangers find no issue asking me or them if...
Good hair is well maintained hair.
Jessica Elaine Burks, San Diego, CA. I am Black, Irish, and Native American. My paternal grandmother had straight long hair. My maternal grandmother had 4c...
It’s less than meets the eye
Felipe Ricketts, San Diego, CA Each one of us is unique and a unique expression of humanity. Humanity is the language we all share. Humanity...
I’m ashamed to be white.
Jason Zeller, San Diego, CA Even though my ancestors came to the United States after slavery was abolished and I am not aware of their...
Marines are different shades of green.
Bruno, San Diego, CA. Senior Drill Instructor on race relations in the United States Marine Corps.
Born Wright, I’m a bridge builder
David B. Wright, San Diego, CA I believe my parents raised me to believe that there was only one race and we all belonged to...
Haole is a very racist word.
Theresa Nakata, San Diego,CA Growing up a “haole” girl in rural Kona, Hawaii, every school year I was bullied for the color of my white...
White Male, Not Straight, Still Privileged.
Mark Stuart, San Diego, CA While I hid my homosexuality for 1/2 my life, I was regularly bullied through high school for being different. But...
I see my privilege and efforts.
Margaret Noble, San Diego, CA We are sorting this difficult work out as educators at my high school. Mostly I feel shame for my whiteness...
Your agenda doesn’t trump mine, Stop!
Native of San Diego, San Diego, CA Yes I was born having blond hair and blue eyes, yes I was born here in America. That’s...
