How British Actor Idris Elba Embodies Three Unfamiliar Cultures In His CCK Experience
As we all know, there is no secret that actor Idris Elba is well-known for his dashing good looks and…
Comedian Ahmed Ahmed: The Shocking Cultural Fluidity of Laughter
Ahmed Ahmed is well-known for being an actor and stand up comedian throughout the United States but he also has…
What ‘Greyboy’ Can Teach Us About the Complexity of the Black Experience
Cole Brown’s recent book, “Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World,” does not mince words about how messy the Black…
TCK Hugo Weaving And His Successful Career as an Actor
Hugo Weaving grew up as a Third Culture Kid and has made his way to having a successful career as…
DNAWORKS and a Community in Motion: The Dance of Healing
*Trigger warning: references to racial violence When we connect to the past, we can heal the present, and when we…
TCK Life is a Great, Big…Canvas (Part 1 of 3)
What defines a TCK? Lynnie Wright was born in Liberia and moved to the United States in 8th grade. The…
Rupi Kaur: Punjabi-Canadian Immigrant, Bold Poet and Daring Artist
Rupi Kaur was born in India and raised in Canada. Her poetry and illustrations have engaged people around the world….
Helen Oyeyemi: A New Light on Old Fairytales
Helen Oyeyemi, Piotr Cieplak/Penguin Group Helen Oyeyemi — “Edgar Allan Poe’s Weirdest Daughter” Helen Oyeyemi’s writing has been called “haunted,”…
Global Nomad Christine Rasmussen: Painter of the In-between
Christine Rasmussen stands in front of her painting Wayward Spirit (Ave 20), Oil on Canvas Global Nomad artist Christine Rasmussen’s…
Modern Loss: A Global Perspective
Grief can slap you in the face with shock, jolt you awake with terror, or knock you into an emotional…