I feel like I am an anomaly in that in that I seem to have grown up with a real lack of racial identity. My mother is from Kentucky and has blonde hair and blue eyes and my father is...
Growing up African American and Korean was a struggle in itself. I not only faced biased complexities, but I had no one else to share these situations with. You see, I was raised an only child; the daughter of divorced-parents;...
Growing up African American and Korean was a struggle in itself. I not only faced biased complexities, but I had no one else to share these situations with. You see, I was raised an only child; the daughter of divorced-parents;...
The second semester of my 8th grade year the whole school gathered in the gym and the principal was announcing that we had a few new students. She would call out their names, and they would stand up and wave...
At the end of each term, my students read an excerpt from Invisible Privilege by Paula Rothenberg. The story, a true one, is about two young girls: Rothenberg’s own daughter, Andrea, and her black friend Jewel, who became best friends...
Though not easily apparent at the time, I had a rather negative self-image as a child. Like many people around me, I lived in a color-coded world, and my world was black. Whenever and wherever I looked, people who looked...
He speaks to her softly and calls her beautiful every day. He’s there for her when she just needs someone to talk to and accepts her for the way she is. He always holds her hand when they're together and...
Endless possibilities are the essence of an open mind. Keeping your mind open to life as a whole and accepting changes are what keep us moving forward. With time, and an open mind, we can see life for what it...
I believe that people shouldn’t be racist. My belief ties back to my past as a Middle schooler being bullied and picked on because I was a Catholic. As a young 12 year old boy I just wanted for all...
