It begins and ends with me.
Benny Burnett-Smith Las Vegas, NV My first job was at a McDonald’s in Southeast Texas. It was a very racially mixed workforce and taught me...
America’s minority education is in crisis
Alondra K. Poindexter Arlington, TX I am a doctoral candidate at Texas Wesleyan University. I am currently working on my dissertation “Cultural Identity and African...
News flash: you’re not really Mexican
Amanda Zamora Brooklyn, NY As the youngest in a large (seven children!) Mexican family, I was always jealous of my brothers and sisters for having...
Dad’s white…thought you were Mexican.
Sherley Bedore Lubbock, TX Texas Tech grad student. 2013 OTC Symposium. American. I speak very fluent spanish and english. I’m half american(white) and half mexican-descent....
Collegiate christian agriculturist-must be judgmental.
Taylor Shackelford Lubbock, TX Texas tech student. 2013 OTC Symposium. Student government senator committed to equality. White, male, country roots, city raised.
Are you half? No, I’m whole.
S. Belinda Rubio Lexington, KY I was at a gas station when the guy working the cash register asked me if I was half? His...
