morelove4mixedrace

[morelove4mixedrace]

I am Mexican Canadian. First/fifth generation. I have been challenged, doubted, and alienated due to my ancestry.

I believe many in this world struggle with the idea that there is more than just a binary/dichotomy. That things aren't just black and white. You can extend this to a lot of different facets of identity, but the most relevant is race. Mixed race people are often told (implicitly or otherwise) to be one or the other. The feeling of being an intruder or an imposter in your community, struggling to embrace every side of you at once, being ostracized for the traits you lack and the ones you shouldn't have. All of it culminates in a sadness. I'm making MoreLove4MixedRace because I want us to feel united, not alone or unwanted. This is one of the closest issues to my heart, and it can be difficult to find resources and anecdotes from fellow rebels of the race system. Perhaps I am a half breed, a mongrel, a mutt. Still, I love every ragtag part of me.