Race in LA: Shirlee Smith
We continue our series Race in LA. In it...we ask Angelenos how race and identity shape their day to day lives. The essays... written by both community contributors and LAist staffers... are published each week. The hope is that these stories fuel meaningful, authentic conversations about our lived experiences as a certain race or ethnicity. This week... contributor Shirlee Smith shares her essay about first realizing how others viewed her because of the color of her skin...when she was 18...back in the 1950s. You can read her full essay here.