For any minority, it's always going to be a struggle to fit into a white-dominated world. To succeed, you have to work twice as hard, because the only way for you to excel is to be better than your white counterparts. If you are other than white, it's stressful. It influences much of what happens and how people see you. It is something that is a presence in our society that is there whether people are conscious of how it affects their daily lives or not.
Race is a hot topic today in aspects of society from politics to education and so on.
Kerry Hispanic College, Colorado Your race is the biggest influence on a person's life. It is the first impression everyone sees as you walk through the door. So it has a very strong impact. Reuben Samoan College, Massachusetts I have always wanted to believe that race did not matter, it was the individual, their morals, values, and amount of determination that enabled them to become whatever or whoever they desired. But in a realistic sense, race has a large bearing on any aspect of life.