Born an immigrant, raised a hardworker
Juliette Valdez, Mesquite, TX Children like me are brought into the United States unaware of the difficulties they will face growing up as immigrants. I...
“I’m not racist, my boyfriend’s brown”
Sarah U., Fort Worth, TX Many people will use an excuse like this to defend themselves. However, what they don’t realize is that just because...
I’m different, yet the same.
NW, San Antonio, TX I want to make sure everyone knows that we Indonesian-Chinese aren’t all rich, which is what Indonesians say, and we’re not...
Black is still deemed ugly globally.
Kia Johnson, Mesquite, TX But I am 100% amazed at God for creating me and others with this beautiful complexion. We are survivors daily of...
Completely Out Of Apologies And Patience
Heather Wohl, Dallas, TX White are treated so badly in Dallas TX that I have zero compassion left. I will not listen to any more...
Men I love aren’t safe here
Arlinda Vaughn, Dayton, OH. My partner is a tall, dark muscular black man (with a PHD). When he lived in Texas, the police arrived at...
Could ignorance truly lead to unification?
David Smith, Midlothian, TX I pondered this thought one time around MLK day when my second grade child climbed into my car and said “Dad...
Mama is Puerto Rican, my father, white
Maria Sullivan, Fort Worth, TX Mama never had an SS card, I could not find a birth certificate I know she was illegal to the...
Not Asian, nor American, but Asian-American.
Margaret Lin, Houston, TX. Although ethnically Asian, I stick out like a sore thumb in Asia. When I visited China last summer, my mother told...
Who invented the “race card” anyway?
Kathryn Terry, Katy, TX. I hate the term “race card” because when I hear it, it tells me that the person using it doesn’t have...
I CAN speak English and Spanish!
Fernando Martinez, McAllen, TX. Some people assume I don’t speak Spanish because I have light skin. But others assume I don’t speak English when they...
The ‘Whitest’ Black Guy I Know
Leon Anderson Davis, Dallas, TX. This is by far the most offensive compliment I can be given. I have heard it since my early teens,...
My Industry can’t get Latino right.
Ricardo Chavira, San Antonio, TX. Actor who splits time between SA and LA. Alumnus of TV series Desperate Housewives. Id say I was shocked that...
