I wish she'd said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can't hide from it, not even here.

Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?

Our identities are as fluid as our personal experiences are diverse.

The things that come to us easily, our propensities, are carried on a deep subconscious level into our next life. There are no coincidences.

I wish she'd said something different, but patriarchy is as prevalent around the world as racism and xenophobia are. We can't hide from it, not even here.

I guess it all depends on whom you ask and when you ask. Race, I've learned, is in the eye of the beholder.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.