My life looks nothing like Hollywood portrayals of the leathered and feathered Indian. In fact, real and contemporary Native American experiences turn the Hollywood Indian stereotype on its ugly head.

Prejudice finds my brown-skinned 5 year-old girl.

Dear caretakers and guardians, please don’t freak when your kid notices race.

Notes on A Hyphenated and Colon-ized Identity.

Taking a deep breath, I respond to my daughter's problematic wish with a wish of my own.

Race and representation in bedtime stories and afternoon play.

On life, self-worth, Rodney King and getting along.