Smart black kid plays tennis alone.
Raheem Cash, Alexandria, VA. As a kid I spent a lot of time being one of two or three black kids in honors classes. Spent...
It should never make a difference
Mark Baron, Hartsdale, NY We’re all human. We should celebrate all of our diverse human cultures but never denigrate them. And while we’re at, how...
Brown in summer, white in winter
Ronisha, Laugna Niguel, CA I am of mixed race. My mother is one hundred percent Filipino and my father is white. In the summer, my...
My Obaa is Japanese – I’m not.
Livia Messenger, Northhampton, MA. Smith College Before I told you my grandmother was from Japan, I wasn’t Asian to you. I’m white. I don’t speak...
Being me is unique and beautiful!
Sam Coope, New Hyde Park, NY Growing up, I was always the tomboy type. I loved to play sports and be active. I am someone...
Poor white trash, not welcome here.
Tracie Combs-Cantu Austin, TX I was born and raised in Kentucky from an Appalachian family. The stereotypes and the realities of being poor and from...
Not Just Any Other White Girl
Francesca Magno Portland, ME I come from a very large Irish/Italian family. We have traditions and ideals representative of different cultures. Yet, when people identify...
Not all innocent. Not all guilty.
Caroline Kish, Dunwoody, GA. I will not deny that race continues to reek extreme havoc on modern day social order. I see it every day...
Hi. You must be the nanny.
Mayra Cramer, Menlo Park, CA. I’m a brown typically Hispanic looking upper middle class woman living in an affluent suburb of San Francisco. I’ve allways...
Privilege, Stereotype’s, Socialism, Classism, Acceptability, Strife
Marvin Lucas, Deerfield Beach, FL From My experiences, perspectives, objectives, hopes, and dreams. There’s a variation with each individual, groups, and cultures. And yet My...
I Will Not Be Silent Anymore
Yiming Fang, Hopkinton, MA I remember once in fifth grade, a friend and I were talking, and she was trying to figure out how many...
Yo soy Tejano, not “White Washed”
Christopher A Hernández, Corpus Christi, TX. Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Texas, you can always smell the sea; after all: it’s practically in...
Jew Test: Pick Up That Penny
Victoria USA I don’t know if this fits on the site, (which I love by the way), because Judaism is a religion and not a...
Me llamo Lora y hablo español.
Lora McManus, Altadena, CA. Being transracially adopted (by Caucasian parents) comes with a plethora of advantages and challenges. One of the most common misconceptions that...
Little White Girl from the ‘Hood’
Caitlin Zembruski, Manassas, VA The town I grew up in is a very diverse community. There are specific areas that vary racially and ethnically, as...
Not all white conservatives are racists
Emily, Houston, TX. Many people complain about discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices relating to race; and I am under no illusion that what they experience is...
Ashamed that accomplished minorities surprise me.
Anonymous, Seattle, WA. No matter how liberal and progressive I might claim to be, no matter how many workshops I’ve been to or essays I’ve...
It’s Difficult For People Like You
Rosa Oropeza, Mission Viejo, CA As a Mexcian-America Woman who has aspirations of becoming a lawyer, I have been met with many people trying to...
