Crossing Cultures
Learning How To Be A Blended U.S.-Chinese Family: Mia and LaRon Kampka
For Mia and LaRon Kampka, blending their Chinese and U.S. cultures has been a labor of love. The couple met three years ago in Rome, Italy. “She was actually a friend of my mom’s,” LaRon, a videographer, says. “They had […]
Destinations With Doni: Impressions Of ‘Wakanda Forever’ — Part 2 (AUDIO)
In the second of our Destinations With Doni three-part series about “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” we talk about Merida, Mexico; actor Lupita Nyong’o’s Mexican and Kenyan TCK heritage and actor Mabel Cadena’s underwater adventure… take a listen as we explore […]
The Unique Life Story of a TCK – Part 2 of 2
In Part 1 of this series, we met TCK James Douglas, who spent part of his formative years in the United Arab Emirates. Part 2 covers the idea of being thrown into a life with more responsibility is what makes a […]
The unique life story of a TCK – Part 1 of 2
If you think about your friend group there is likely someone that fills the title Third Culture Kid (TCK) or at least cross-cultured. As the world becomes more globalized, people are beginning to experience different cultures for extended periods. Millennials and Generation Z […]
Adventure of a Lifetime for the Bucket List Family: 65 Countries in 3 Years
The Bucket List Family is a name that has been commonly talked about in different households all over the world. They decided to sell everything they own and kept only the things they needed to pursue traveling around the world. […]
James Wan and the Wonderful World of Multicultural Horror
Director James Wan is best known for his unique variety of multicultural horror, with films from the massive “Conjuring” universe and “Insidious” franchise at its center. Wan’s renown as a director is palpable, but his origins are not as well […]
BTS — K-Pop and How the Genre Changed the Western Music Industry
K-pop, or Korean pop, is on plenty of radars today. However, K-pop is not a new fad — the genre has existed for around 30 years, with BTS being the biggest and most recent example. Surprisingly, K-pop spawned from the […]
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 […]

















