“I’ve experienced forms of oppression. Just especially living in Utah, I feel like it's more of a subtle form of bias. People expect things from you look and act the same way towards you pretty much because of the color of your skin. Me, like I said, I've kind of felt like I was in a weird place being somebody who comes from Latin background, but most people don't really take the time to see that. It's pretty much making judgments and decisions off of the pigment of your skin. When it comes to being a minority in the different environments that I've been in, especially out here in Utah, it’s hard to feel at home. It’s hard to say if it is if people do really treat me differently because of the color of my skin, but I can't help but to think that. Which I don't really think other people ignore because white don’t have to think twice about." -Oscar

“I really haven’t had setbacks since moving to Utah. Living in New York and Atlanta where there’s a good mix of people and then Utah which is a predominantly white Community. I’ve been accepted from the moment I got here. I haven’t really faced barriers to progressing in life. I’ve had hurtful experiences but I’ve been able to get into school, progress in my career without any setbacks. I know that's not the same for everyone else. That's not the say that other people don't experience racism or discrimination because it happens. I can’t explain why I’ve really never had a difficult time, that’s just how it’s been for me." -Adriel

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“I feel like growing up in Utah there were significant moments to remember. For me, one of them was like you know when you put soap on in the shower and your skin turns white. Well sometimes I wish I could stay that way without washing off. sometimes you wish your hair was blond or light brown sometimes so you’re white and you fit the mold. I didn’t always fit in. I didn’t always have my place. I was different. I was the one kid in class who, ‘your hair is always messy’, ‘why are your elbows so gray and ashy?’ These types of things that people don’t see happening in Elementary School. Sometimes you just wish your skin would stay the color of the soap" -Sariah