I'm multiracial and I've never met anyone who looked like me. With Salvadoran, Spanish, French, German and African heritage, I definitely look mixed. My thick curly hair, my green eyes and lighter skin with yellow undertones stands out with freckles sprinkled across my nose. Growing up, I never fit into one exclusive group, nor did I feel I belonged in one.

Despite what we may tell ourselves here in the United States, racism and segregation still exist and it's often through our own oblivious everyday actions that it is perpetuated. Our history is heavy with the reminder of inequality so while some tend to put a major focus on striving for the opposite, there are still many people who find themselves only comfortable with those who look like them.