Literature
A ‘Classic TCK’ Living With Unresolved Grief Learns How to Heal Through A Messy First Draft That Blossoms Into A Memoir
For a long time, I didn’t know what was wrong with me. As the daughter of a Korean diplomat, I had a privileged global upbringing. I studied at Oxford University, then started a promising career working at a Big Four […]
São Paulo: The City Where Everyone’s Culture Fits
By Phillip Lucas In a city where there’s room for a little of everything, it’s almost impossible not to think about the various forms of culture that São Paulo offers. Host of the Modern Art Week, in 1922, the largest […]
‘Enhanced,’ A Futuristic YA Novel Set in Asia By Candace Kade, Hits Plenty Of TCK Notes
In a new novel by Candace Kade, it’s 2123 and everyone who can afford them has gene enhancements in the Asian Federation. Protagonist Lee Urban doesn’t have any enhancements but is adopted into the high society of New Beijing, where […]
‘Belonging,’ A Journey Through Racial Identity And Family Secrets
“Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love,” a book by Michelle Miller. For readers who love their stories plain-spoken and true, this memoir promises to be a must read. Michelle Miller, the effervescent CBS Saturday Morning co-host […]
Anita Sanchez On the Lessons From The Eagle Hoop Prophecy
For Aztec and Mexican-American bestselling author Anita Sanchez, the inspiration for her book “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times” originally came from her dying mother. “She was very ready to die,” Sanchez says of her mother. “She […]
Understanding Contextual Happiness Comes Down to the Individual
Interpersonal connection, spiritual fulfillment and the feeling of being at home: Happiness comes in many forms and is translated differently across cultures. Understanding contextual happiness, however, comes down to you as an individual and your own unique life experiences. FORMS […]
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 experience can be. The title was inspired by an Amiri Baraka poem that says: “The ghost you see in the […]
The MUST List: Summer 2020’s Hottest TO Do List
1 MINUTE READ From shows to watch and songs to hear. To artistry, shopping and things to explore, know, and do, here’s a specially curated list of things we recommend as MUST experience items for the culturally fluid. Breathe. If […]
