Hello Meltingpot Readers,
It’s time for another installment of the colorism chronicles. This is my video series that was created as a companion piece for my book, Same Family, Different Colors:Confronting Colorism in America’s Diverse Families. Each video features a profile subject and their experience growing up in a family where everyone was the same race, but a different color.
In today’s episode, we meet Mexican-American artist, Karina Puente who has a sister and twin brothers. Growing up, each child had a unique skin tone, but Karina and one of her brothers were visibly darker than their other two siblings. Watch the video to find out why the siblings called themselves the “milks” and the “chocolate milks” and to see how Karina’s darker skin tone influenced her identity formation as a Latina woman.
Karina’s story is very moving, I hope you enjoy it. Even more, I hope this video inspires some conversations for you all with your own families.
Peace!
Comments
2 responses to “Colorism Chronicles: Four Kids: 2 Dark, 2 Light”
Lori, I am enjoying the Colorism Chronicles very much. I like how you are educating people on the love (and sometimes culturally created divisions) of families with varying hues. Thank you! R
Than you, Rebecca! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series. Everyday I meet someone who I could make another episode with. It may be the never ending series.