Student reflects on mixed-race background |
Student reflects on mixed-race background
The Times-Delphic
Des Moines, Iowa
2017-02-22
Jessica Spangler, Opinions Editor
As someone who comes from a blend of different cultures, it can sometimes seem like there isn’t really anywhere I belong. There are no neat boxes that I fit into.
I love that I am able to have a unique perspective and have the opportunity to grow up knowing different cultures. I’m proud of who I am and where my family is from. I am Cuban, Mexican and white and I will always consider myself lucky that I am able to have the experiences I do.
But there is also a lot of frustration that comes along with being mixed race.
People have dismissed my Latina side completely (“Please, you’re just white.”) and people have called me racial slurs or have said racist jokes to me (“Want to mow my lawn?”)…
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