Between Two Worlds: Conversations with Urban Indians

“When I first came out of the University, I thought I had it made,” Ralph said (Ralph has a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California at Berkeley.) “Listen, I had my own clinic,” he said. “I was making 55 thou a year. I was playing all those bullshit games, you see. And I was drinking. I drank a lot. The white society is rough and lonely. In those days I couldn’t face it any other way.”