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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. […]
Military BRAT Deidre Hardin: The Unstoppable Tin Woman
Deidre Hardin’s journey mirrors the incredible jewelry she creates: intricate and layered spirals and turns decorated with spots of beauty together form something simply amazing. Hardin’s journey began in Lubbock, Texas, where she lived until age 5. As a military […]
Sunshine and summer fashion trends across the globe
With the summer months fast approaching and the northern hemisphere’s thermostat being turned up a couple notches, summer fashion is coming back into season. Across the globe different countries and cultures adjust their outerwear to better accommodate the rising temperatures […]
Shaping our global response to terrorism
As the world struggles to cope with international terrorist attacks, U.S. lawmakers are fighting to put justice for these crimes in the hands of individual citizens. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, […]
TCK Legacy Expert Michael Pollock: The Power of Storytelling
What’s in a story? How do you tell your own? More importantly, why do you tell it at all? When Third Culture Kid (TCK) expert and educator Michael Pollock, son of one of the originators of TCK research – David Pollock, […]
Claudia Körbler: An Adult TCK Who Found Her Passion in Helping Others
Many third-culture kids (TCKs) don’t choose the life of international travel and cultural immersion; their parents do. However, for TCK adult Claudia Körbler, curiosity prompted her into a life of travel, communication and cultural immersion — starting when she moved away […]
VIDEO SERIES – Part II of III: Donald Trump’s Immigration Rhetoric Helps Foster Self Hate
We continue with part two of the three-part series on Sydney Shalz’s intercultural modern family. Shalz’s mother is Caucasian American, while her stepfather was born in Mexico and speaks fluent Spanish and English. Her older stepbrother (whom she considers her […]