Arts
Ronny Chieng Challenging Racial Ideas About Asians In the U.S.
Standup comedian and Third Culture Kid (TCK) Ronny Chieng has been bringing attention to asian culture ever since he started his career as a comic in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. Chieng has gained popularity in recent years with his Netflix […]
Netflix Inspires with Cultural Identity in “On My Block”
The show “On My Block” which aired in 2018 explored diversity and culture of many underrepresented populations in the United States. The plot follows a group of four friends, Monse, Ruby, Jamal and Cesar. They each come from culturally different […]
Rihanna’s Successful Cultural Fluidity in her Music from Embracing her Foreign Dialect
It is more than obvious that today’s music plays a major role in cultural fluidity. Rihanna is one of many artists whose music speaks to various cultures while bringing them together. Rihanna’s Background Pop star Rihanna was born on Feb. […]
Up and Coming Spanish Singer-Songwriter Rosalía
Rosalia Vila Tobella, known by her stage-name Rosalía, is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Barcelona, Spain. Tobella is known for her Flamenco and Latin style music, and surpassed over 500 million streams on her song “Con Altura.” The singer-songwriter has several […]
BLACKPINK Makes Surprising Global Moves
BLACKPINK is a K-Pop girl group who made it big in the United States around 2018 after signing with Interscope Records. The group consists of four young women; Jisoo (vocalist), Jennie (rapper/vocalist), Rosè (dancer/vocalist), and Lisa (rapper/dancer/vocalist). Surprisingly, Jisoo is […]
How Nissim Black Changes the Music Game with Orthodox Jewish Rap
Nissim Black has used rap music to explore his varying identities his entire life, especially as he searched for religion and navigated his life in Israel. Black is an Orthodox Jewish rapper from Seattle, Wash. who currently lives in Jerusalem […]
Gregory Alan Isakov: His Unique Immigrant Status And The Concept of Home
Singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov is famous for his earthy tones and wistful lyrics that seem to slow down time. The concept of “home” constantly frequents his songs, the melodies and words exuding a folksy, almost ethereal feel, which earned him […]
Cultural Fluidity Is How Shakira Gained Fans Around The World
Shakira’s culturally fluid background influences the way she writes, produces and sings the music she creates for the world to hear. Not only does she have a fan base in her passport country of Colombia, but she also has fans […]
















