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“She’s so pretty for being Black”
Morgan Cooper, Stockton, CA. In 2007, when my ex husband and I were expecting our baby girl, we jokingly called her “Blackanese”, a term I still use endearingly. Most simply put, I am half Black and...
View ArticleI don’t think I’m Mexican enough
Sam, Orange, CA Growing up as mixed race being both Mexican and white, I’ve struggled with my identity as a Mexican person feeling that I wasn’t “Mexican enough”. Even though it is the ethnicity I most...
View ArticleI stare longingly at others like me
Mary Ann Paris Philadelphia, PA Except for my brother, there were never any children who looked like me. I am black and white, more specifically Black, Jewish, German, Irish, Italian and polish and my...
View ArticleI won’t forget them–six million
Cheryl Zapien, Dumfries, VA I’m so happy to be a part of the discussion. I am Jewish married to a Mexican American man–so we are a mixed family–and a close one. I am about as white as a person can...
View ArticleRace is nothing. Family is everything.
Sheli Turner, Los Angeles, CA While I am now a biracial 62 year old woman, who bore living witness to the difficulties my parents had in this country due to their marriage, this means less and less to...
View ArticleAlways presumed mixed. Shocked genetically white.
Jeni Bate, Salton City, CA I have frizzy hair. I grew up in an all** white town and the only other people with hair like mine were my mother and grandmother, both of whom are/were racist. My mother...
View ArticleLighter than us, Darker than them
Juliette Delacano, Los Angeles, CA https://theracecardproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Video-2.mp4 Growing up mixed race, it’s hard to feel a sense of belonging with each side of your family,...
View ArticleDo I look white to you?
Rose Jackson, United Kingdom My dad is white British and my mum is mixed white and black. So I have lighter skin and have a tanned complexion all year round. Because of this people at school have...
View ArticleMixed kids are always screwed up.
Mary Zosel Hawes, Savage, MN White mom of three very successful and well-adjusted Black children. The post Mixed kids are always screwed up. appeared first on The Race Card Project.
View ArticleAm I hispanic enough for you!
Gigi Fierro, Menlo Park, CA Being mixed doesn’t mean I’m not more of one culture than the other, nor does it mean that I’m not Hispanic or European enough to be accepted into either community. The post...
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“You’re Asian? But you’re so tall!”
Lisa Harrison Long Beach, CA This is such a common reaction from people over many, many years. I don’t look half Cambodian by others standards. I just say I’m multi-racial. The list of my heritage is...
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You’re too white to be black
Alyssa Swearingen, Norfolk, VA. I come from parents who are different races. I have a mother who is white, and a father who is black. All my life, I get told “You don’t look black,” or I get asked if...
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Hey Boy, you don’t act Black
Anthony Strong, Pheonix, AZ. Being mixed, half black and half Cuban, my life has been a hurricane of racial confusion, offenses, and frustration. I was raised in a predominately African-American area...
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She`s so beautiful, is she mixed?
Julie Newell, Lubbock, TX. The post She`s so beautiful, is she mixed? appeared first on The Race Card Project.
View Article“You Must Be Mixed with Something.”
Shaunda Kemp, Richmond, VA p>This is a wonderful project to inform others about their experience with racism and show awareness. The post “You Must Be Mixed with Something.” appeared first on The...
View ArticleI know that I’m white passing.
Anonymous, Burleson, TX My mom is white and my father is Hispanic, so I am mixed. I am told that I’m White-passing a lot and it irks me for some reason. I know that I live in a society where White...
View ArticleYou must be mixed with something
Imani Murphy, Syracuse, NY The post You must be mixed with something appeared first on The Race Card Project.
View ArticleMixed race. Belongs everywhere and nowhere.
Lisa Unwin, England The post Mixed race. Belongs everywhere and nowhere. appeared first on The Race Card Project.
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Not black or white, I’m mixed!
Michelle T, Los Angeles, CA. What a wonderful and positive way to engage in discourse about race. Well done, Mrs. Norris! The post Not black or white, I’m mixed! appeared first on The Race Card Project.
View ArticleHis parents will never meet me.
Kayle Dallas, TX Our breakup happened for many reason, but the main one is because his parents would never feel 100% comfortable with their son for being with me. I’m black and he’s white. Such simple...
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If you’re Dominican, then you’re Haitian!
Jessica Carmona, Fort Lauderdale, FL. People always insist on the fact that because I am from the Dominican Republic I’m Haitian. No. I don’t think this is so because I don’t follow any of the Haitian...
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Mixed and I love my perspective
Shava, Lake Oswego, OR. At times it can be confusing. I have wondered where I fit in. But in the end…I’m so glad to have the depth of experience that being multicultural has given me. I’m black, white...
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Yes, those boys are my brothers.
Julia Guerra, Austin, TX. My brothers are very important figures in my life. They were born to a white mom and a white dad. They are blonde and red-haired, with blue and green eyes. When they were...
View ArticleEyes opened after having mixed kids!
Nicole Gaczhias, Las Vegas, NV. Being white you don’t really see ur race as a problem but being with a man who is not you see racial discriminating a lot. I grew up with out feeling unsafe but for my...
View ArticleChopChop “models” are mostly mixed race.
Sally Sampson Watertown, MA http://www.chopchopmag.org/ The post ChopChop “models” are mostly mixed race. appeared first on The Race Card Project.
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I’m mixed and I accept all
Marcellus Hendricks, San Antonio, TX. My friend in high school said “you talk proper” I said “and?” He said “you’re black” So that told me, that what? I’m supposed to talk Ingorant because I’m mixed...
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Si Senor! I am US citizen
Heidy Avila Murillo, Baltimore, MD. My marriage is biracial, I am Hispanic and my husband is a Caucasian born in Maryland. This year after obtaining my US citizenship, my husband and I decided to have...
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I decide if I’m “black enough”.
Kelly Wickham, Springfield, IL. When I was born the white nurse told my mom that “mixed” wasn’t a category and she put “white” on my birth certificate, but my mother knew she’d be raising a child that...
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People assume my daughter is adopted.
Rebecca Schwarzlose, Roayl Oak, MI. I am white and my husband is Indian. My daughter has my husband’s complexion. When we are together as a family people assume that she’s mixed but when I’m out with...
View ArticleMy three boys will check “other”.
Elaine Oyzon-Mast Avondale Estates, GA Filipino, German, English, Irish, supposedly with a touch of Cherokee and Iroquois. The melting pot serving up three beautiful boys. The post My three boys will...
View ArticleThree months more, would they ask?
Nina Martin Phoenix, AZ I am quietly proud of my multiracial background: my mother is Chinese, and my father is half German, half American. I also look absolutely nothing like my mother, save for...
View ArticleYour hair is nice, you mixed?
Lauryn Ivy, Chicago, IL Being a black woman in America there are so many stigmas against our appearance. There are so many people with stereotypes of what we should and should not look like. If our...
View ArticleNot Black Enough, Not White Enough
Heleen Moyer, Troy, PA Growing up, being a mixed girl, -also with a Hispanic father that was never around- , I never felt like I fit into a group. I was always too dark skinned to feel like I related...
View ArticleI don’t know what I am.
Alexis Bing, VA Growing up, people would ask me “what are you mixed with?” They would call me “mixed girl” or “light bright.” I’ve even heard the term “glowworm.” When I was younger, I didn’t know what...
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I’m not adopted! I’m mixed-race.
Julie Taeko, San Francisco, CA. Writing a book called “Good Morning, Mixed-Race America!” to highlight the stories of 12 mixed-race individuals who are part-Asian, millenials and loving life! Checking...
View ArticleBeing mixed-race is a mixed experience.
Natasja Hirabayashi, Worcester, MA It’s always interesting experiencing how others react to me. I’m ambiguous and that has confused, intrigued, or even enraged people that I have come across. You never...
View ArticleWhat does Puerto Rican look like?
Janet Jimenez Washington, DC Puertorriqueño(a) is the “proper” term used to address a native islander from Puerto Rico. Do not confuse with Newyoricans, or anyone else born outside the island to...
View ArticleBlack White Society Makes Me Choose
Nicole, Frederick, MD The post Black White Society Makes Me Choose appeared first on The Race Card Project.
View ArticleSuch pretty hair, are you mixed?
Brendah Polanco, Philadelphia, PA The post Such pretty hair, are you mixed? appeared first on The Race Card Project.
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Family bowls always have mixed fruit
Reigna, Detroit, MI. All families have all types of fruit in their bowl and their family tree grows whats in your fruit bowl. The post Family bowls always have mixed fruit appeared first on The Race...
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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 my father was an airman stationed there. They are wonderful...
View Article“But you’re not ‘really’ black, right?”
Danielle Petterson, Tampa, FL. I have light brown skin and I consider myself to be mixed. Most people have a simple-minded belief that “mixed” means that one parent is black while the other is white....
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Lie. Pretend to be “less Black”
Anonymous, USA. Someone, maybe many people, in my family took on the persona of mixed race Black/Native Americans so they could be, what? Less Black? I don’t know if it was my father’s generation, or...
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I’m Neither Asian or White Enough
Susie, Fairbanks, AK. I am tired of being told I am not white enough or Asian enough. As mixed race, racial identity is already hard enough. My mother is Korean and my father white. I identify as...
View ArticleI am Hispanic enough for you!
Ian Diaz, Norfolk, VA Intersectionality exists. Too long have I been told that I’m not Hispanic enough, not white enough, and not black enough to exist in certain spaces. But I am enough. Others cannot...
View ArticleYes My Mom Is White…
Marisa Boessneck, Moreno Valley, CA. Yes my mom is white so what? Just because I have dark brown hair and a tan skin color doesn’t mean I am not mixed. It really bothers me when I go to the grocery...
View ArticlePor supuesto que soy su mamá
Sonia Kang Northridge, CA Are you their mom? As a biracial mom (Black/Latina) married to a Korean man with children who look more Asian than anything else, we are often looked at with curiosity. They...
View ArticleMy race does not define me
Kristin Koby, Palm Bay, FL. I was put up for adoption before I was even born. A loving white family of 7 took me in and treated me, a mixed race infant, as their own. They soon after adopted a black...
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Texican and Kansan adopt beautiful Chinita.
Sandy Mayer, Los Angeles, CA. I was surprised that our daughter’s Guatemalan foster family lovingly called her Chinita but understand that this is accepted in some Latino cultures. Growing up in a...
View ArticleIm Mixed I shouldnt have to choose
Tahtianah, Hurst, TX p>I’m mixed I should not have to choose one of my ethnicities to be apart of I should be able to be apart of both. The post Im Mixed I shouldnt have to choose appeared first on...
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