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I was told I couldn't bring a black guy home ever. So brought home a girl instead. That didn't go over so well.

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As a child I was told that if I marry a black person my grandmother would not approve and not want to go to my wedding.

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I was the minority in my HS, but I remember a black peer of mine making a comment that even though I was the minority, the white people somehow still dominated the school

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Private to public school transition - growing up in a sheltered private school environment that was predominately white 

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Private to public school transition - growing up in a sheltered private school environment that was predominately white 

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When young, my parents told me that I can marry anyone I choose, but that if I choose to marry someone outside of my race, that whether it’s fair or not- people will treat me differently. Some people won’t be your friend, you won’t get offered the same jobs. It’s not fair, But it’s the way the world is.

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When I lived in Mississippi, (elementary school) it was 50/50 with race and I had a group of friends that were black and a group that were white.  My group of friends that were white were always meaner to me and bullied me.  From there we moved to to Massachusetts and I was so confused as to why there were hardly any black people in our school.  I realized then that there weren't mixed races everywhere.

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When I lived in Mississippi, (elementary school) it was 50/50 with race and I had a group of friends that were black and a group that were white.  My group of friends that were white were always meaner to me and bullied me.  From there we moved to to Massachusetts and I was so confused as to why there were hardly any black people in our school.  I realized then that there weren't mixed races everywhere.

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When I moved to the South from California I never knew how truly different it would be. Such a culture shock. I had always been friends with everyone and I started to become judged and talked about for being friends with all kinds of people.

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I was told I was not allowed to bring a person of color or the same gender home as a partner. that i would be "disowned"

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One of the first times I remember talking about race was hearing adults talking about black families moving to our town from the town that is just across one street. The street seemed too small to be a boundary but they still felt like it meant something.

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I recall the gradual exposure to a very different attitude about race and the assumption that simply because of my skin color I agreed implicitly with very racist viewpoints that were discussed openly when only other white people were present. That said, thinking back more deliberately it's evident that it was just as present in the north, just in a different context

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Growing up, my dad always told us that he would get angry with us if we brought home someone with a different race.

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When I was much younger, I went to a primarily black middle school and only had a few friends who were white. My friends from elementary school and my family were concerned and would frequently ask me if I felt safe at school. I didn't understand until recently that it was engraving these supposed fears that I "should" have been feeling. I was never scared around my friends of color or my teachers, school felt safe, the fear came from those who only observed without knowing or learning.

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When I was much younger, I went to a primarily black middle school and only had a few friends who were white. My friends from elementary school and my family were concerned and would frequently ask me if I felt safe at school. I didn't understand until recently that it was engraving these supposed fears that I "should" have been feeling. I was never scared around my friends of color or my teachers, school felt safe, the fear came from those who only observed without knowing or learning.

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My sister is adopted and when I was little I remember kids making fun of her eyes and my mom was soooo upset. I remember feeling upset and confused

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I grew up with a best friend that was mixed and she started questioning and bringing her questions to my attention

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My Dad used to always comment about the men or boys I chose to date in HS. He never called them by their right name, instead made fun of their names due to their Nationalities.

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Questioning how and why she was mixed in a white family.

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In middle school I was dating a boy in school who is mixed and remember my dad telling me "black people date back people, and white people date white people." I remember responding to him: "i don't tell you who to date, and you don't tell me who to date."

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Growing up I was always asked "where are you *really* from? because of my looks. The way I look was never in line with people's perception of what my ethnicity or nationality should look like. I knew that my skin+hair color played a huge roll in my identity.

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The first time I talked about race was a simplified explanation centered on skin color and experience. My mom explained that because I was adopted I looked different. In the moment I remember being unconcerned but my reaction later evolving as I grew up and understood race.

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When I was going to Jewish Summer Camp it was 99% white people and it was never discussed why Jews of Color didn't come to the camp or if they did it was only for one summer and they didn't come back.

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When I was in high school I dated an Indian girl. My parents did not mind but my grandparents were very bothered and would make jokes constantly. They would talk about how it was just a phase and that i would "get my head straight" eventually.