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Quit without notice, after the owner of a pizza shop referred to customers as the N word after hanging up on them on the phone.

This man’s character was revealed to me, and I couldn’t help but wonder what he thought of me, and the rest of our diverse crew.

I was 19

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My grandmother would always offer food to my father first at dinner. When I asked her why she said because he's the man of the house and he deserves to eat first. I hated that and never forgot it.

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For students who spoke little to no English, I’ve left them out of the lessons because
So much of the lessons use the English language. I suppose I’ve kinda just cut my losses in those situations by acknowledging the student and using some encouraging Gestures. However, there is no way the these students could glean any richness without being able to listen and express themselves in their own language.

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Years ago when I was a child my family and I went to Disneyland. Being from here and going to the mainland we were often mistaken as Mexican. I remember waiting in a restaurant and my mom putting our last name down (also sounds Hispanic but Portuguese) and we watched white families that came well after us get seated well before we did. I asked my mom why that was happening because we’d gotten there first and she explained racism in that moment and then confronted the host about the situation. They finally sat us down.

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Being born In Hawai’i, this is my home; I am kama’aina.
Racism is real to me as evidence during ‘Kill Haole Day’ at school growing up and being overlooked by counter/ store clerks, or ignored as the Mainlander. Why is it I still get asked ‘Are you in the military?’ at stores - discounts are great but really the racial profiling is painful.
This has created in me a sense of deep empathy for others.

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Family is mixed my Great Grandmother was KhoiSan in Africa a nomadic tribal people with belief that land was for all to care for - colonialism came forced her people off their "lands" - she married a white welsh man - and our family adopted the ways of the white man losing our language, religion, land and identity along the way. As a child one of my key stone memories was being kicked off a whites only beach while my very white grandfather argued with the police officer who had just dragged me a 6 year old by my ponytail off the beach and called me a halfbreed/picaninny (a slur).  My mother keeping me out of the sun so we can pass as white - but knowing the secret - never speaking of it until recently - Feeling trapped or lost between two worlds the guilt and betrayal

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My friend serves her husbands food,  my husband asked me to, my son asked his Dad, if he knew who he wash doeaking to?

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My friend serves her husbands food,  my husband asked me to, my son asked his Dad, if he knew who he wash doeaking to?

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I do not.

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When accepted into a fellowship in Boston, I had to find affordable housing. All of the ads for roommates posted age younger than 35. Felt excluded, misunderstood and judged.

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Spit on because I was different race - outsider

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Spit on because I was different race - outsider

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Members of my family share their stories of hypervisibility; harm both physical and emotional, etc. inflicted on them due to racism and xenophobia in the U.S. continent in particular. We have the same ancestors, but a few of us, like me, are white passing. Our experiences are very different due to this, and I think about it all the time.

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Members of my family share their stories of hypervisibility; harm both physical and emotional, etc. inflicted on them due to racism and xenophobia in the U.S. continent in particular. We have the same ancestors, but a few of us, like me, are white passing. Our experiences are very different due to this, and I think about it all the time.

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When I was nomadic, a shop owner fed my dog but would not feed me. She made me wait outside in the cold November rain.   That one instance had tremendous impact

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"we are complicit in everything we do not deliberately interrupt"

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"we are complicit in everything we do not deliberately interrupt"

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Anti-Micronesian hate in Hawaii.
I have witnessed this for over a decade, and I usually am able to try to address and question the prejudices when they arrise. However there have been times when I have not interrupted. Once was by a teller a Costco to an old lady. I was in such shock I was paralysed and failed to act.

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Patronized & Judgement was Devalued and Belittled

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Patronized & Judgement was Devalued and Belittled

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When deciding to go to art school.  My parents accepted my choice by qualifying it to themselves that it was ok, because I was a girl and would probably get married anyway.

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Watching the boys try to dominate and belittle girls in my class of 4th thru 6th grade summer fun students during an outdoor game touched off feeling of frustration from domineering men in the jobs I had in my 20s and 30s.

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Grew up in the South during the 1960’s. Witnessed, but never understood in my heart why black people were treated with such disrespect. This injustice greatly impacted and informed my development. I always wondered how these beautiful, spirited people kept their souls intact.

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Told to lighten my skin so I didn’t clash with costume. Dumped by partner(s) once I met the rest of the family.  Received lower pay and provided less opportunities within organizations. All experiences left me feeling defeated and defensive.

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Attended university with people who felt and acted superior. I was considered an outcast I assimilated myself into other other 

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Attended university with people who felt and acted superior. I was considered an outcast I assimilated myself into other other 

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groups who were in similar circumstances.

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A husband reinforcing and telling his wife that house cleaning, dish washing, taking care of the children, are womens work. His job is to earn money.

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I engaged with exercises that were only easily accessible for people who could stand/hear/see - (this institute doesnt have captions etc). 

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I engaged with exercises that were only easily accessible for people who could stand/hear/see - (this institute doesnt have captions etc). 

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by Moira

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I did not know if we would have lights on in our house when I would come home from school.

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Sitting in an IEP meeting, listening to my son's teacher predict that he would "fall flat on his face" in high school. Just typing this makes it hard to breathe.

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Fired from gigs because I was too old.

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unable to speak my mind clearly and understood

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unable to speak my mind clearly and understood

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I second guessed who to teach/what art to share in Hawaii because Black artists "may not be as relevant" 

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I second guessed who to teach/what art to share in Hawaii because Black artists "may not be as relevant" 

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Moira

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I am in a loving hetero relationship, but I am bi.  Very few people know that. (My partner does.) I feel I would be accepted by those around me, but I've never been open about it.

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Most of my life , men have a hard time dealing with my ability to express my emotions and my appreciation. Constant humiliation by peers and authority figures as a kid

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My dance director would often make comments and stereotype members of the LGBTQ community. It was hurtful to those dancers in my team who did identify as Gay to have to hear that.

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When I moved to Hawaii my husband and I had bottles thrown at us while looking at the gulches on Hilo side.

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Losing sense of who we are as people of color

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Losing sense of who we are as people of color

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In Hawaii and even in the PI, our culture is being lost in  “Americanization”

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married to a gay man for many years-people not caring what love is

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married to a gay man for many years-people not caring what love is

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Grew up playing sports, was always told I was never going to be as good as the boys no matter how hard I worked, they would always be bigger, stronger, faster

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I implicitly judged people or students based on the way they spoke/shared in class.

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I implicitly judged people or students based on the way they spoke/shared in class.

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My spouse was harassed by a male military member who asked aggressively “Where are you from?” Repeatable to try to provoke a fight. I felt scared and powerless.

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Spouses family did not attend our marriage because of marrying outside of race

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Spouses family did not attend our marriage because of marrying outside of race

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You're too young and lack experience/you're too old and can't relate

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You're too young and lack experience/you're too old and can't relate

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As the only multi-racial person in my broader family, I have been heralded as better and seen as I should “succeed” in a societal manner better than one side- while being unrecognized by the greater community of the other half of my family since I have ethnic features. 

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As the only multi-racial person in my broader family, I have been heralded as better and seen as I should “succeed” in a societal manner better than one side- while being unrecognized by the greater community of the other half of my family since I have ethnic features. 

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the pressure of my placement

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I was mistaken for a Spanish speaker, by someone who was themself a native speaker. I was chastised for refusing to speak my language.

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Going to visit my grandmother when I was about 10 years old on the mainland who is German/ Irish. I am also 1/2 Hawaiian. We walked into a store and the people kept looking at me funny, one lady asked my grandmother where she got her help from. We left the store very quickly.

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I unfortunately joked with female students about how they might look when they were older.  Insensitive, for sure.

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The stupid way guys out each other down with no respect for each other. I hate it.

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I was the only haole kid on several sports teams (and I was bad at sports.)  I have fou

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I was passed up for even a talk about a promotion despite credentials and experience. If I'd been a man, wonder if I could have gotten that meeting with my supervisor.

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I AM the descendant of Colonizers who came by boat and brought rigid puritanical violent thinking to rain smog clouds on this occupied lands.

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I AM the descendant of Colonizers who came by boat and brought rigid puritanical violent thinking to rain smog clouds on this occupied lands.

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I AM the descendant of colonizers who came by boat
IAM the descendant if the colonized - raped, punished, oppressed until they said yes to the enslavers ideaologies and dominations and forgot the rest.
IAM often afraid to speak in fear of how what may come out of my fair skinned mouth may further injure or enrage
IAM a woman who dislikes to be called white despite my skin tone, with the Kuleana to observe, listen, learn and help hold the hands of others and be held and move forward together

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younger teachers asking if I really knew and understood what I was doing

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younger teachers asking if I really knew and understood what I was doing

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Looking young and being short, often I have been belittled by people of all genders-- 'let me give you some good advice....' 

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Looking young and being short, often I have been belittled by people of all genders-- 'let me give you some good advice....' 

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Being told by darker skinned children many negative things including, “You think you’re better than us,” because I was light skinned growing up in VA

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Getting looked down upon from a colleague for not being a "real" teacher. Getting overlooked during decision making and not taking my requests seriously. Repeatedly getting talked over in front of my students.

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It took me a really long time to even come out to myself as bi, because so much of the society I lived in was so deeply engrained in heteronormative ideals and assumptions. Still working through the residue. 

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It took me a really long time to even come out to myself as bi, because so much of the society I lived in was so deeply engrained in heteronormative ideals and assumptions. Still working through the residue. 

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Grew up as a food stamp kid in private school...

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At US immigration border control my husband has been harassed, I saw a group of travelers of Asian decent singled out and intimidated by large dogs and loud military type voices. I felt shame and anger at my country. I felt powerless.

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Growing up in colonized places. Teaching in indigenous cummunities within colonized systems

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Not feeling safe catching the bus at night

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Farrignton Highschool's history text book (when I saw it in 2013) was STILL prepetuating completely false propaganda about Queen Lili'uokalani! (about her "violence").

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People do not try to use they them pronouns for my partner. Certain people continue to use the pronoun they do not prefer, and do not apologize/attempt to change their language even though people know their preferred pronouns. :( 

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People do not try to use they them pronouns for my partner. Certain people continue to use the pronoun they do not prefer, and do not apologize/attempt to change their language even though people know their preferred pronouns. :( 

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I had been the only haole on my bloick for the past 17 years. Recently, a white family rented the house across the street. To keep the story short, over the course of six months, three individuals from families in our neighborhood "visited me" and asked me to "talk" to the guy across the street to let him know that he needed to adjust his behavior: too loud, don't like their music, don't like their cars, up too late, and to clean their yard, etc. I did speak to the guy, but only to say hello and welcome him to the neighborhood. No joke, the next day he cut his grass! I never said anything about this. But certainly, making connections is more effective than building walls with others that we may perceive as different than ourselves!

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Having old white guys try to take away my body autonomy while hearing them gripe about vaccines being about choice - 

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Having old white guys try to take away my body autonomy while hearing them gripe about vaccines being about choice - 

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My husband was thrown into "airport prison" when he arrived in Hawaii from our international flight returning from our wedding because his visitor visa was no longer valid. "You aren't doing anything illegal, you just cannot enter with this visa now that you're married" so he withdrew his request to enter. "You will stay in our facility until the next flight back... it's a lovely facility". He was handcuffed, given a medical shot (injection) without his consent, spent hours in a freezing room, and days in a cell. And even escorted to his flight days later in handcuffs. When I sought out an immigration attorney for help with his greencard application the attorney said there was NO LEGAL REASON not to allow my husband to come home with me in Honolulu and return back for that flight. The attorney had one question "... by any chance, is your husband brown?"  Yes. He is.

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Growing up as a rare white kid in brown communities, my white privilage was ALWAYS very apparent to me. Even though that wasn't a 'term' yet, I recognized how I was treated differently than many of my friends and it felt wrong.