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The non-Asian looked at her new playmate and asked, &#8220;How do you know how to speak English if you are Chinese?&#8221; There was zero discussion about where either child came from or what race\/ethnicity they are. Their entire interaction can be boiled down to: two children approached a Connect-4 game, they started playing, one child got curious about the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children show genuine curiosity all of the time. They ask questions honestly and want to learn a little bit more about someone Unfortunately, other people can influence children and what they say. How else would children have known to ask me if I eat dog or if I was thrown in a trash can when I was born? I think back on those moments, and I know those fellow students did not come up with those ideas on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, children see race. They are not color blind. In my experience, I haven&#8217;t seen a child&#8217;s acknowledgement of race become racism without someone teaching it first. What are your children picking up from TV, radio, conversations you think they can&#8217;t hear? Are you hoping they don&#8217;t see color, or are you teaching them that humans of all colors are equal and beautiful? Are you teaching yourself those same values? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see nothing wrong with seeing color. Not when you are validating someone&#8217;s identity and celebrating their unique background. Seeing color becomes an issue when one sees color as less than. Perhaps it&#8217;s when people forbid children to talk about race that results in children finding race and people of color bad. You don&#8217;t forbid conversation about something good, right? Don&#8217;t be colorblind around me, because then you <strong><em>don&#8217;t see me<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>or acknowledge the unique experience I have as a woman of color. Celebrate being unique. Celebrate overcoming challenges with diverse backgrounds. 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