My history was taken from me
Kat Schmoker, Lubbock, TX I was adopted when I was 18 months and was never given the chance to get to know my identity with...
Age 5 They don’t serve Mexicans
Mario Lopez, Chicago, IL Our family was on vacation on the way to visit family in Mexico and we went to some restaurant in Texas...
Her Spanish is better than yours?
Keila Ochoa, Houston, TX p>My name is Keila, and I am a 1st generation Mexican American. Growing up, I typically spoke Spanish fluently, but I...
No offense BUT, what are you?
Francesca Sam-Sin, Katy, TX. “No offense BUT, what are you?” That’s usually how the conversation about my race begins. When I arrived in the U.S....
That Was So White Of You
Lillie Carroll, Richmond, TX “You are so white” is something I hear almost all of the time. I hear it after I say something quirky...
Don’t Hide Your Culture Embrace It
Dayana Quijano, Mansfield, TX Growing up and having to move to a white community made me feel like I had to hide a part of...
Really pretty for a Dark Girl!
Benicia Parker, Port Arthur, TX I chose this picture and my six words because I was reminded that the color of my skin defined my...
America is a work in progress,
Brie Stoll, Houston, TX. We are a very young country. We need to work with each other to fix this country.
White Slavery & The Myth of White Privilege
DeAnna Calderon, Austin, TX. I grew up poor in the Southside of Chicago. We were extremely poor and even homeless at times. Sleeping outside in...
We’re all the same, but different.
Cynthia Parra, Beaumont, TX. Through my profession, I have been given the opportunity to work with university students from marginalized groups and I have become...
Hispanic American means living two worlds
Iris Velasquez, Houston, TX I am a US citizen with Hispanic roots and two languages and cultures as a student at Lonestar University Park.
I’m more than a single mom
Ariel, Spring, TX When a lot of people think about single moms, they think of broken homes, and that we are minorities. Even stats show...
Benefit and burden with being biracial
Ryann Williams, Trinity University In a lot of ways, having two parents of different racial/ethnic backgrounds allows a unique insight into both cultures. It can...
White mother glad sons biracial 2021
Monae Dasher, El Paso, TX I was the white girl that embraced integration in school, first to befriend the one or two Black children my...
What frightens us about people’s differences??
John Howard Faultersack, San Antonio, TX. Everyone is prejudiced, but racists do it on purpose, and I’ve never understood why.
Respect Racial Differences, Create One Family.
Thomas Ybarra, Houston, TX I am from Lonestar College. “Respect Racial Differences, Create One Family.” is a call for unity and equality when it comes...
