I suspect that most European-Americans don't know the origin of the 'white' label. To me, if a European American labels themselves 'white' they are accepting membership to the 'white' club - and that 'white' group has a legacy of greed of land and labor, suppression (of national identity), xenophobia, segregation, racism, oppression and abuse of non-whites.

 

I am the dialectic of the melting pot.

I am samurai - annoyingly errogant, intellectually

fearless, eyes trained to observe, mind to reflect.

I seek communion but do not dwell on sentiment.

I am my Nisei mom's obssession to prove democracy's

eventual triumph.

I am the privelege of freedom - a white man walking

away from whiteness.

I am World War II. After Internment, my mom moved

to chicago where she met my WWII veteran dad. I

am the world opening up. I am my parents defying

war's prejudice & confusion by making babies to love.

But mostly I am "mixed". That's what we called it back

in '69, when I was in sixth grade. Now I teach sixth

graders, & many of them still use the term "mixed". I

like being mixed. It is a good tribe to be in, &

it has many brothers & sisters.

guamanian, filipino

I am a Family Man / People person

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chinese, english, scottish, german

My last boyfriend told me he liked me because of my race.

So I dumped him.

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japanese, french, cherokee, irish

I am millions of particles fused together

making up a far les than perfect

masterpiece. I am the big bang.

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