"How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl or halfie)" By: Junot Diaz

"How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl or halfie)" by Junot Diaz is a dating manual. This short story breaks down the dating game into step by step instructions.  Diaz takes into account all different dating possibilities. It has humor but at the same time contains some stereotypical perspectives. One line that really stuck with me was at the beginning and end of the story. Diaz says to get ready for the date you must, "clear the government cheese from the refrigerator."You have to impress your date. The story ends with the same line which links the short story together. The last line of the story is, "put the government cheese back in its place before your mom kills you." He does not want his mother to know that he is embarrassed by his background. I like the full circle of the story. This was an unusual but interesting read.