Today Rachael visits with Tanya, a biracial Native American Hawaiian individual living in Western Washington. Tanya shares experiences from her mixed race childhood in a small town, growing up as the only person of color in her community. 

Tanya didn’t have much of a relationship with her father growing up, but his family made sure that she was welcomed and exposed to her Native American heritage. As an adult, she feels somewhat disconnected from her culture, but she’s very proud of the school her daughters go to for its strong Native American program and of her daughters for being so strong and confident in their identity.

Tanya hopes that the future generations will do better than we have. She hopes that they can learn from the past, not repeat it, and learn to be kinder than any previous generation had been.

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