What am I supposed to be?
Audrey Stygar, Pittsburgh, PA It’s lonely living between white and South American. My mom refers to me as white and doesn’t like to hear about...
No, I am not a foreigner.
Denise Valstar, Netherlands Very often people ask me where I am from. I am born in the Netherlands, my parents are born here. The only...
Spanish is not my first language!
Valeria, Cincinnati, OH. Whenever I say I am from Brazil (most of the time) people instantly start to speak in Spanish as it is my...
I feel like I’m being replaced.
Rusty Shackleford, Sacramento, CA. I’ve always been surrounded by diversity and never had any issues with it, or even noticed it. Growing up in a...
Marrying a white Hispanic isn’t mixing
Mary Spain I’m married to a dark haired dark eyed white skinned Spanish speaking man of pure European descent. He is Spanish. We live in...
Being brown doesn’t always equal Mexican
Cristal Alanis, Greensboro, NC. Based on the color of our skin does not determine our background. Central and South America have other countries too, not...
Southern Living: Caught Between Different Cultures
Jackie Houston, TX My parents are South American immigrants who were granted amnesty during the 1980s. I was born and raised in Texas. I didn’t...
