Even today, being biracial in America is not always easyPosted in Articles, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2016-12-18 23:31Z by Steven |
Even today, being biracial in America is not always easy
Observer-Reporter
Washington County News
Washington, Pennsylvania
2016-12-17
Karen Mansfield, Staff Writer
Celeste Van Kirk/Observer-Reporter
Dontae Monday, a student at Washington & Jefferson College, stands in front of Old Main recently.
Koron Harris is used to strangers sneaking glances at her, and she knows why.
“They’re trying to figure out if I’m black or I’m white.”
The daughter of a black father and white mother, Harris has encountered curiosity and fascination about her biracial heritage since she was in elementary school.
“I don’t really think about it at this point, but everybody else does. I’ve had people ask me whether I think I’m black or I’m white, and I honestly don’t see it that way,” said Harris, 19, of Washington. “I just think of me as being Koron.”…
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