Blended Cultures
Jessica Alba — Successful Actress and Businesswoman
Military B.R.A.T. Jessica Alba was born into a very diverse family. Her mother has Danish, Welsh, German, English and French ancestry. On her father’s side, her grandparents are both children of Mexican immigrants. Her father was also in the U.S. […]
Rage Against The Machine’s Zack De La Rocha on Immigration and the Need for Powerful Protest
Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha is no stranger to combatting injustice and oppression. Using his massive platform and colossal success, he has created a culture of acceptance for migrants from all walks of life.
Adopting a Culturally Fluid Mindset: Mohamedhussein Raza and the Journey to Understanding One’s Identity
Mohamedhussein Raza says his childhood curiosity led him to carefully examine his cultural DNA to uncover the ideal mix of influences that shaped his modern identity. Raza and his ancestry Raza was born and raised in Tanzania as a third-generation […]
TCKs Find Themselves through Art
Third Culture Kids (TCKs) Grace Kim and Susan Mousakhani use their art to highlight their globally mobile lifestyles while growing up. Understanding the world Kim spent more time living nomadically throughout her life than she ever spent in her passport […]
How a TCK Became a Centerpiece of Teen Comedy in ‘Mean Girls’
Prior to the release of the movie “Mean Girls,” which features a Third Culture Kid (TCK) child of researchers, such characters weren’t represented as ordinary characters in pop culture, and their internal struggles remained unrepresented in coming of age films. […]
Lauren Gale: A Canadian International Finding Her Way in an Unfamiliar, Not-So-Much-Guaranteed Home — Part 3 of 3
Lauren Gale grew up spending half of her life in Canada and the rest in the United States. While many people might say the two countries have few differences in comparison, she would beg to differ. Cultural differences Lauren has […]
BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR CROSS-CULTURAL IDENTITY
Culturs celebrates cross-cultural identity because everyone should feel like they matter. We use media, products and experiences to enhance human connection and create community for that “third space,” the “in-between” community of people who straddle cutlure, race, ethnicity, nation or location.
Kanye West: A TCK Quadruple Threat, Part 2
Kardashian era Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were married in 2014 in Florence, Italy. The lavish, three-day affair cost a reported US $2.8 million with a 600 guest rehearsal dinner in the Palace of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors. The union […]
