Politics
President Donald Trump: An opportunity to embrace the in between
On Nov. 8 Americans elected arguably one of the most unconventional individuals to ever hold the office of United States President. This unexpected result marked the conclusion of an election season in which Americans across party lines rebelled against boxes, […]
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, […]
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 […]
Human Rights Cinema Part 1: The World’s First Human Rights Festival
Envision a collection of images quickly flashing before your eyes that is emotionally riveting, tear-inducing, action-inciting, and most of all, thought-provoking. Enter the world of human rights cinema. The New York Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in 1988 […]
VIDEO: Hidden Diversity – Growing up Multi-cutural May Not Look Like You Expect Part 3
We continue with the final of a three-part series on Sydney Shalz’s intercultural modern family and how growing up in that family has affected her world view. “It was much different for me because I grew up in white America […]
The Hierarchy of expats: A lesson in tolerance
“These Turks in Germany, they’re not interested in getting integrated. They have their own shops and their own districts and they don’t even know German”- my German father-in-law says sometimes. I don’t want to argue with him. After a while, […]
Regional Laws and Customs: A TCK Perspective
On April 22 the UK issued a travel advisory warning its LGBT citizens that they may be impacted by recent legislation when traveling to North Carolina and Mississippi. Both states have recently passed controversial legislation impacting the LGBT community. In […]
Italy Turns Death Into Rebirth: The Capsula Mundi Project
The Capsula Mundi Project (Capsule World Project) designed by Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel of Milan, Italy, has created a new perspective for people across the world on the topic of cemeteries. Instead of being embalmed and injected full of chemicals […]
