Brian McGuigan's work has appeared on Salon, in The Stranger, and across the seats on subways. He's the curator of the popular reading series, Cheap Wine & Poetry and Cheap Beer & Prose, and worked at Hugo House for many years. He's currently writing a memoir. Follow him on Twitter at @iambrianwithani.
My connection to my Puerto Rican heritage seemed as tenuous as my connection to my white skin. I didn’t feel white, didn’t believe I had the privileges that came with whiteness.