Describe in a few sentences how being a member of a minority or dominant racial/ethnic group has shaped your life experiences. Think about how race/ethnicity affects life chances in your answer. If you have not felt that race/ethnicity has affected your personally, try to think of an example that you have observed. This exercise should focus on race/ethnicity because this is the focus of this chapter. Do not write about other minority groups of which you are a part, such as gender or sexual orientation.

I am half Mexican and it has affected my life dramatically. Although my race is caucasian, being half Mexican has hindered my chances at having an easy life. I am constantly teased and made fun of for my ethnicity. Considering all that is happening in America with the border thing I have been told multiple times to go back over the border or that this isn't my country even though I was born here and have never been to Mexico. I do experience discrimination because of my ethnicity on a daily basis. But, i do feel because of my ethnicity i am able to better connect to people and understand them. When all my peers are talking about border control and how all the Hispanics should just come over legally or not at all, I feel very differently about it. I am not sure if it is how i was raised or my ethnicity but i understand why these people are coming to our country and why they do it the way they do. Anyway, i hope this helped even a little!