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“We are human, too.” The We Love You Project Empowers Black Men to Take Back Their Image
Bryon Summers, photographer The We Love You Project is creative art activism started by photographer Bryon Summers. The goal is to capture the portraits of 1,000 African-American males of all ages to provide “A simple but powerful reassurance to our […]
The Song of Our People: The Call to FIGT 2017
It’s that time again. I can hear the buzz, the excitement and the unbridled wishes for time to move forward a little more quickly. The Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference is coming around the corner, and the call to […]
My Liminal Life: Reconciling Jewish Heritage Through Travel
Growing up in a religiously-blended household, Erin was never “enough.” Not Catholic enough, not Jewish enough, and she even experienced a brief identity crisis when she realized that being white in her predominately Hispanic hometown of El Paso, Texas set […]
Video: Les Passages – A TCK Story
Check out this amazing trailer that in the span of a few short minutes, takes us through the stories of a few completely different TCKS (Third Culture Kids). Of course, though their experiences differ, they share a common culture – […]
VIDEO: A Global Shift – Ruth VanReken on TCKs
Ruth VanReken is a second generation Third Culture Adult. Though she lives in Indiana, it was a long time before she called it home. Co-Author of Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds, and Author of Letters Never Sent, she […]
VIDEO: TCK Skills – Why Empathy Trumps Sympathy
TCKs are blessed with many gifts and many challenges in the unorthadox life that sometimes spans the globe leaving friends, family and memories in its wake. In this exquisitely animated short film, produced by RSA Shorts, Dr. Brené Brown reminds […]
VIDEO: Beyond Color – Fauna Hodel’s Story – “So over the race card”
Fauna Hodel has dedicated her life to overcoming color. Her mission is to share “the color of love,” as she says, she’s “so over the race card.” A caucasian-American who was raised by a black family in segregation era Reno […]
Study Abroad: Tackling Brazil’s Racial Democracy
Brazil is not a country for beginners. Imagine living in a world where the differences we hold that make us individuals aren’t acknowledged or celebrated. A world where difference becomes obsolete and we can only be seen through one lens. […]