White indigenous girl adopted white family
Hannah Anderson, Southeastern Community College, IA >My upbringing was different than most, I visited a majority of North America by 13. As a child I...
I am a white guy bro.
Zachary, Mounte Pleasant, IA Not really. I guess what can I say? It’s pretty cracked being white and a guy. I feel like just by...
I consider myself a white individual
Hannah Johnson, Marina, CA …and even though I am a quarter Vietnamese, I don’t feel comfortable calling myself anything other than white but also part...
I am bi racial and confused.
Najm, Burlington, IA As early as I can remember I have been flooded with questions “are you mixed?” “what are you mixed with?” ” is...
White in America, Gringa en Sudamérica
Kiersten Stiles, Watkins Glen, NY Student at Corning Community College
I grieve for my lost identity.
Janel Ruehl, Bend, OR I’m a white American, but that doesn’t mean much to me. It doesn’t feel like a fully fleshed-out identity I can...
We assumed their father was black!
Melissa Weir, Trout Valley, IL. We like to think that we are like every other family, whatever that means. But questions like “are those your...
Adopted but am I still Mexican
Kasey Nichols, Clemmons, NC. I’ve known I’ve been adopted since I can remember and never questioned my ethnicity until I reached middle school age because...
Do you live in the suburbs?
Logan Clouse, Bonner Springs, KS One day I was in class and this young lady asked if I lived in the suburbs because I am...
Sometimes White. Sometimes Black. Sometimes Latino.
Massiel Ramos, Bronx, NY. Sometimes your race depends on the people and culture you associate yourself with. If that’s the case, I’ll never fit into...
Acknowledging and understanding my white privilege
Lauren Michaels, Poolesville, MD As a white individual, I have learned to identify my privilege in order to recognize what I have, and use that...
I’m white! Who am I now?
Dave Albertine, Portland, OR I spent my life teaching hundreds of children and working hard to lift these young people up, and celebrate their cultures,...
White until you know I’m Jewish.
David, Marietta, GA People interpret the world using the only tools at their disposal, almost always defaulting to the answer that requires the least amount...
I have no culture I’m white
Erin Miller, New Berlin, WI. No one has ever asked what country I’m from. It’s assumed I belong in the United States. Although I have...
