Latin mothers like white American boyfriends.
Jazelle, San Francisco, CA. It seems like with Latin American mothers, who comes from 1st generation parents, morph this idea that being with a white...
What the heck IS race, anyway?
Tania Rose, San Francisco, CA. Super-cool, interesting, important, vital conversation. Thank you.
You should marry a white man.
Camille G.S. San Francisco, CA Growing up as a first-generation Asian American, my family would tell me that I should marry a white man for...
But you speak English so well!
Lisa Lee San Francisco, CA Asian Americans are constantly reminded that they don’t “belong” in America, despite their contributions of building up this great nation....
Don’t ask me, “what are you?”.
Danielle Guardado San Francisco, CA “What are you?” A simple question; yet, I had no answer. Every time I am asked this question, my response...
I am not a Mission Mexican
Maria Fuentes San Francisco, CA The beauty about living in San Francisco is that every ethnicity group you can think of has its own community....
Looking Muslim is NOT a crime…
Talha Baqar San Francisco, CA Being a Pakistani-American, you feel neither here nor there. Here you are a terrorist hell bent on destroying the country,...
Christian conservative. Who will tolerate me?
Justice Poppe San Francisco, CA It seems that everyone is calling for “tolerance” and “acceptance”, and yet do they realize that when they call us...
Being a teen with a disability
Sophia Hummell San Francisco, CA Being a teen with a disability is a hardship, especially when individuals talk about what you can or cannot do....
My Jewfro, friend’s afro, parents angry.
Gene Heller San Francisco, CA In 1969 my best friend was black and had a serious Afro. I, a Jew with curly red hair, proudly...
Other Blacks often police Blackness
David San Francisco, CA Policing blackness is when other African Americans determine what views are acceptable and then deintergrate or cast out fellow African Americans...
Waiting one to leave the store
John Doe San Francisco, CA I’m a large black man. I have issues leaving the store right behind women. I have had women obviously cross...
Am white grandmother with black grandsons
Regina Wurst San Francisco, CA I am on a steep learning curve, but glad for the impetus of family that makes me stretch.
