“This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux Indian warrior in his former life. Native American culture was always big in my house - I don't know why.” KnowsMenBigsKidsUsedCultureHouseSoundWarriorFormerIndianNativeOld ManNative AmericanAmerican CultureFormer LifeNative American Culture Author:Marc Forgione
“I like singing in the street, so if you saw a little Indian kid walking on the street singing loudly, that was probably me.” IfsLittlesKidsSawsStreetsWalkingSingingIndian Author:Sanjaya Malakar
“I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd. I didn't have a ton of academic skills. It wasn't until I was in high school that I was like, "I guess I like writing dialogue." So that's how I got into it.” WritingLittlesKidsSchoolSkillsHigh SchoolDialogueIndianAcademicNerdWriting Dialogue Author:Mindy Kaling
“The percentage of Indian kids doing some sort of artistic work is much higher than in the general population - painting, drawing, dancing, singing. The creation of art is still an everyday part of Indian culture, unlike the dominant culture, where art is sort of peripheral.” ArtStillsKidsCultureCreationPaintingHigherSingingArt IsDancingEverydayPopulationDrawingArtisticIndianDominantPercentagesIndian CultureDominant Culture Author:Sherman Alexie
“I would get bullied a lot. You know, it was the '70s and '80s, so it was a lot of racism back then towards Indian people. And it wasn't actual hatred, it was just that blind, 'Let's pick on that guy.' You know, and you've got to figure that I was a very small kid. And I had a big mouth, so I'm sure that didn't help.” PeopleKnowsHelpingBigsKidsGuyFiguresRacismMouthsPicksHatredBlindIndian80sThat GuyBullied Author:Russell Peters