I wish my nana was proud
Maura Grieco, Norfolk, VA My nana is Japanese American, she moved to the states at age 20 after having my mother and marrying my grandfather,...
Black Man Father Kids Race
Derrick Carter, Charlottesville, VA. Trying to understand and teach my biracial children and how they can make the future better for every race.
Black does not define my race.
Cameron Scott, Norfolk, VA Many people judge me for my color but what many people do not know is that I am mixed with three...
Family love comes from open hearts.
June Wells, Harrisonburg, VA My new family saved my life. I was finally safe and just one of “the kids” with my foster parents, Sam...
Jasper? That is a white name.
Jasper Little, Chesapeake, VA. A lot of people are also very surprised the way I sound, they say I sound white.
Complacency is complicity, no in between!
Whitney Michelle Boone, Stephens City, VA Old Dominion University
Three Cultures. Two Races. No Home.
Kristen Ellerbe, Richmond, VA. As a mixed child, I have never felt at home with any culture. My mother was born in the Philippines and...
I don’t fit in your boxes.
Dave Lawrence, Mechanicsville, VA For most of my life, when I was asked my race, I was forced to choose just one — and I...
Yes, I married a Vietnamese man.
Kaylin Nguyen, Williamsburg, VA My husband and I have been together for four years now. I am white, he is Vietnamese. I am originally from...
Divide in America demands one listen
When I entered high school, I quickly learned terms like white privilege, white fragility, and microaggressions, which challenged my identity. While I understood I benefited...
Your Attitude Will Always Determine Your Direction
Tanisha Pruitt, Virginia Beach, VA Cherish the moments that you have because you can lose everything in the blink of an eye.
Puerto Rico’s joys, sorrows and struggles
Alanna Rodriguez, Harrisonburg, VA Puerto Rico is a place where corruption has been very marked, as in other countries of the world, and its people...
Blacks opress themselves and blame whites.
Amanda, Virginia Beach, VA I was never one to think of myself as racist. Over the last several years I have watched the black community...
Dude, could you please calm down?
Payton Collier, Woodbridge, VA “Can you please calm down” is an unwanted sentiment that has been offered to me many times. The most hurtful of...
