White washed, but I’m half Asian
Sam Spencer, West Burlington, IA People assume I understand Chinese culture and heritage because I am half Chinese, when really I know nothing about it....
Stop watching, Start listening. It’s complicated.
Phyllis A. Christie, Plover, WI I have learned more about our racial diversity, our racial tensions, and our racial inequities in the past three years...
Am I American o de alla
Juan Dominguez, Sacramento, CA. Mexican people say I am a shame to our people with gauges in my ears, the clothes I am wearing, the...
Yo soy Tejano, not “White Washed”
Christopher A Hernández, Corpus Christi, TX. Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Texas, you can always smell the sea; after all: it’s practically in...
Veteran Patriot Still White Washed Wetback
Michael Morentin, Los Angeles, CA. Growing up a third generation Mexican-American I find myself walking America as a 30 year old Marine Corps veteran and...
What do you mean “white washed”?
Perla Villegas, Wichita, KS Growing up going back and forth with parents was confusing especially being as young as I was. I was moving from...
I don’t belong on both sides
Renee Chen, Mission Viejo, CA As a first-generation Chinese American, I found it increasingly difficult to be accepted by both cultures as it seems that...
Delaware, Kiowa, Comanche, Mexican, Oh My!
Kristina T., Oklahoma City, OK. I’m half Native American and half Mexican. I have 3 tribes’ blood that runs through my veins along with Mexican...
Scrub brown skin with whitening soap.
Kate Blanco, Berkeley, CA. Filipinos and Filipino-Americans tend to have an obsession with “whiteness”. I was once told as a young kid to use whitening...
White-washed picket fences and bodies
Sarah Goomar Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan
