Essay About Being Mexican American

Growing up Mexican-American is the main reason I strongly believe in racial equality. Being of mixed race, one of which is considered the "superior race" dating way back, and one of which is a minority group, has given me the privelege to see what it is like being treated at both ends of the spectrum. Being in elementary school, I was the only mixed kid, the only hispanic kid as well, I was surrounded mainly by white kids and only a small number of African-Americans, and never really thought anything of it. Many of my classmates were so confused as two how you could be of two different races and constantly asked me what I was since, and typically confusing me for being African-American just because I had a little bit more of a tan than them. …show more content…
By the time I got to middle school, is when I began to find out that there were some people who believed the white race is superior to the rest and should not mix with any other races, and I also learned that many African-Americans grew up in a home that taught them that all whites were racist, being the other half of my ethnicity. My parents, obviously viewing all races as equal, raised me to look deeper than a persons skin tone and intermingle with those who have admirable characteristics, in which I did and had friends and bestfriends of all races. Being in middle school, I loved inviting all of my friends to come stay the night, regardless if they were black, white or hispanic, my parents always welcomed them over. Needless to say, I grew up in a small town where there were some country folks who have stuck to their southern ways, and although there children were not racist, their parents still connected negative connotations with races outside of whites. I came across a few friends every once in a while who would say " my parents said I can't come over, because they don't like that your dad is