Biography
Miranda was born at UCLA hospital in October 1961, and raised in and around Los Angeles, California. At the age of three, her parents divorced and her father began 8 years of incarceration at San Quentin. When Miranda was 5, her mother moved her to Washington State. Upon her father's release from prison, her parents reunited for about 5 years; although they later separated, both parents continued working to re-establish tribal ties and reunite tribal members. The Esselen Nation is currently petitioning the federal government for recognition.
Miranda's mother, Madgel E. Miranda, died in November 2001. Her father, Alfred E. Miranda, died in June 2009.
Deborah Miranda and her partner Margo Solod live in Lexington, Virginia, where Miranda is an Associate Professor at Washington and Lee University. The couple has three adult children and one grandchild.
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