different cultures classify physical differences in different ways. We classify these differences as race, but there is no such thing as race. Race is just a myth. Americans believe that Asians, blacks, Hispanics, and whites constitute biological entities called races, but it is a matter of cultural interest rather than scientific substance. This idea tells more about our culture rather than our species (251).

Race is a social construction that people were born into. We then classify different races with "innate, biologically based different intellects, temperaments, and characters" (Rothenberg 8). To some people racial classification is "natural". A possible definition of race is through which path of social construction the society takes. Race is an idea that we created ourselves through social construction to classify the physical differences and cultural differences that we each have from our perspectives.

From infancy, human beings learn to see small differences in the faces of those around them. A baby would mostly see the faces of the parents, family members, relatives, and close friends o

"Race." The American Heritage college Dictionary. 3rd ed. 2000

As human beings throughout different parts of the world, we will eventually come upon the rules of how to classify race and our own racial identity. This is something that we do not even think about. It is, sometimes, being done in our heads unconsciously. One example would be television or films. The media gives their audiences a perception of how racial minorities look like and how they act, but these images that they scatter is false. The power of the media is sometimes under estimated. The media has the abilities to manipulate the philosophies of the dominant racial groups and their own beliefs (Omi, Winant 15). This shows us that we sometimes view race by some other's perspectives, which is a part of social construction. As their perspectives of race changes so will the society's definitions.

morena and preta looks like a mulata. These two classifications in America's society would be considered "black" (Fish 257). This is an example of how other cultures execute their classification. A Brazilian with a family of five can actually be classified into five different race groups. In the United States, a family with one parent "nonwhite" would make the whole family "nonwhite" with the exception of the other parent. How can this be when we all have the same ancestors?

Malik, Kenan. The Meaning of Race. New York: New York UP, 1996.

Coming from a different culture myself, I am baffled between two cultures. My parents and myself have never heard of Mexicans or distinguish them among other Americans until we moved to the United States and learned that not all Americans were "white." Race is a difficult concept to understand; nevertheless, it is happening every day. Due to the fact that it is such a debatable issue, it is hard to define. Each person and each soci

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