Lama Rod Owens and angel Kyodo williams discuss the challenges of being teachers of color in predominantly white communities. Read their conversation in the Winter 2014 issue of Buddhadharma, and pick up a copy of the January issue of the Shambhala Sun–on newsstands at the beginning of December–to read “Open Hearts, Open Doors,” about the Brooklyn Zen Center, which includes an interview with angel Kyodo williams.