Proud white son, loving Chicano family
JB Tellez, Seattle, WA. All my remembered life I have been fortunate enough to be raised by a loving chicano father (and grandmother, great grandmother,...
Seven ways to think about race
Fa’aumu Kaimana Elsea, Seattle, WA. The 7. One of the more dangerous routes in King County Metro’s transit system. Never mind that, it’s the stigmas...
Blackanese is not Black or Japanese.
Brian Murray, Seattle, WA. Growing up it was always hard to find my own identity because I came from a bi-racial background. I am half...
Can you help me with math?
Samantha, Seattle, WA. I’m an Asian American woman who gets this all the time. Throughout high school, people assumed that because I was Asian, I...
White choir weekly sings black gospel
Merrile Sing, Seattle, WA. A predominantly white choir in Seattle has built relationships with multi-ethnic communities and raised funds for the needy in the past...
Skin white, soul rainbow, accept me
Heather Melberg, Renton, WA. I am born and raised in Seattle. Lived in Japan my junior year of high school. Fascinated with all races and...
Personal Identity Creates Community And Conflict.
Ty Pethe, Seattle, WA. For better or worse, we are social creatures that innately create groups of people like us. Whether it’s race, nationalism, gender,...
You’re nice for a “white” girl
Colleen Schwab, Seattle, WA. I grew up in a very diverse area of CA where many children were first generation immigrants, and many children were...
Do you want some BLACK COFFEE?
James Johnson, Seattle, WA. One of my white peer teachers asked each black student if they wanted some BLACK COFFEE upon entering her class. Each...
Be what you want to see
Hunter Ventoza, Seattle, WA. If you want everyone to so something, you must start the way!
I’m tired of being the “Other”!
Kevin Stordahl, Seattle, WA. Every time I fill out important documents they ask for my “race” and every single time they do I wonder a...
I hate being called white girl
Alexa Fay, Seattle, WA. I dance at a predominately black dance studio, and anyone who sees my friends there is quick to point out that...
