My Not So White Life
Joye Beard, Corpus Christi, TX. In the 23 years that my husband and I have been married I’ve noticed some disconcerting things about being in...
Identity stripped for being Mexican American
Chenille, El Paso, TX Not being Mexican enough, and not being American enough is the realm that haunts me and many of us Mexican Americans....
Race is unique and beautiful!
Victoria A Murga, El Paso, TX From EPCC in my sociology class, I have learned more about race and ethinicity.
Blessed, sad, exceptional, annoyed, encouraged, joy
Ivette Somers, El Paso, TX Am exceptionally blessed with the race I was given yet sadden and annoyed on how others perceive me for my...
Your words do not offend me!
Anonymous, Austin, TX. With the onslaught of social media, people feel that that they can judge and pressure any and everyone into being afraid to...
Two white children in Halloween photo
Dave Parnell, Carrollton, TX. Our kindergarten daughter wanted to go to her friend’s Halloween party. I saw that the address and the protective father in...
Don’t Speak Spanish, I WILL Learn.
Cory Skyye De La Riva, El Paso, TX I chose these words because even as a Latino living in a predominantly Latino/Mexican city, yet I...
Why study you’ll stay home anyways
Gabriella Martinez, Houston, TX As a mixed Latina many people assumed that I would be raised to cook and clean for a future as a...
No one believes I’m Native-American.
Ella, Dallas, TX My family comes from the Seminole tribe, but no one believes me because I look white.
Your firstname doesn’t match your lastname
Sidney, Katy, TX My name is Sidney and my last name is Rodriguez, based on my last name you can assume I am Hispanic. My...
Are you sure you’re not Indian?
Anonymous, Lubbock,TX Growing up with a full-blooded Hispanic heritage it was difficult to understand why people thought I wasn’t who I know I am.
Everybody is racist in their own way
Felipe F. Waco, TX People are racist without even knowing it. Most of the time it’s unintentional. The most common one I tend to see...
