Disgusted with How I am Treated
Noah Jay Geneski, Norfolk, NE I am a white teenage boy and I have heard countless stories of the discrimination of people with even the...
Hi! I’m Iris, a yellow skin.
Iris Nguyen, Germantown, MD I am a member of Montgomery College’s “ACES Ambassador Leadership Program” AALP. Each of our 24 members decided it was important...
But you look like you’re Mexican
Stephanie, Charlotte, NC I’m Black and Korean. But to many others I’m Mexican. My skin tone, my hair texture, my facial features apparently aren’t Black...
You Italian then? No, I’m Hispanic.
Andrea Lopez, Sacramento, CA. When confronted with the question of whether or not I’ve experienced racism in my life, I always remember the first time...
Not white enough, not black enough
Cassie C., VA As the child of an interracial couple (which are not just black & white but also Native American) that ended in divorce...
Cut normal white people some slack.
Aimee Castro-DiGiovanni, Scottsdale, AZ. It’s disappointing to know the color of my skin, in the eyes of others, seems to define me. It doesn’t. My...
“Flesh color crayon: now “peach.” Hope.
John Calvin Miller, Fairfield, IA. “Flesh” color crayon: institutionalized racism revealed These both relate to an incident at U-Tapao Thailand where I served as Race...
I wish we were all creamy-brown.
Tony Cunningham, St. Cloud, MN. I was going to say “blue,” but that would be a big adjustment. If we were all one race, we’d...
My race is not my story!
Karlee Jackson, Mckinleyville, CA I’ve never understood race. Is race the color of my skin, my heritage, the way I feel about myself, or what...
I am feared yet I’m fetishized
Elijah L Wheeler, Gaithersburg, MD. I’m a big Black man that can feel the fear of others as I enter their spaces, yet I also...
Obsessed much with race, America?
Atong Majok, Salt Lake City, UT. Being from Sudan, a country with a seemingly-infinite number of spoken languages and dialects, I still find it baffling...
So, did you all eat tacos?
Hilary Salazar, McAllen, TX. I attended a middle school with only seven Hispanics/Latinos. One day during 2nd period, the librarian called all seven of us...
I am Mexican, Black, and American
My 6 word memoir is about my family because I am Mexican, but my cousins are black and Mexican. Most of my family is Mexican...
I’m not white, I’m peachy-pink.
Alyce Gatlin, Seattle, WA. I like to put the “unity” in community. I want to listen, listen, and listen to people. Together we can find...
“White” is not a skin tone
R.E.A.L. Talk, High Tech Middle Media Arts, 7th Grade Trailblazer It has always confused me when people call others “white”, or “black”, because no one’s...
