Living in Dark Skin

Authors

Jenises Gonzalez, California State University, Monterey BayFollow

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Description

I wrote this piece to bring light the colorism that I have experienced as a dark skin woman. I also share the experience of struggling with my identity as a Mexican-American woman. I highlighted that this rejected also comes from within my culture.

Publication Date

Spring 2023

Keywords

Colorism, heritage, identity

Type

Short Story

Digital Format

pdf/application

Recommended Citation

Gonzalez, Jenises, "Living in Dark Skin" (2023). HCOM 434: Creative Publishing and Critical Storytelling, Spring 2023. 7.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hcom434_spring2023/7