Crossing Cultures

As a child trying to deal with the feelings of disorientation that come from the input of multiple cultures and the social alienation that comes from living in a culture not her own, Emily Chu responded as anyone might: by separating herself from the source of her “Otherness” as much as possible.

In this episode of the Destinations Podcast, Culturs beauty columnist Patricia “REIGN” Reign talks about growing up as a first-generation U.S. citizen and her cross-cultural journey navigating her Haitian roots.

In this episode of the Destinations Podcast, Culturs beauty columnist Patricia “REIGN” Reign talks about growing up as a first-generation U.S. citizen and her cross-cultural journey navigating her Haitian roots.

“American School,” a novel by Adult Third Culture Kid Jill-Morgan Aubert, follows the intersecting lives of students, teachers and parents in the close-knit world of an international school in Morocco in the 1990s.

In the vast, wind-swept expanses of the Navajo Nation, where the echoes of tradition reverberate through the canyons, Amy Denet Deal crafts a new narrative of cruising skateboards and flying dreams.

From a white man playing an Arab swordsman in 1983’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” to the use of desert landscapes in science fiction to Persian vampires, one could argue that Middle Eastern representation in pop culture — while making good strides in the right direction — still has a ways to go.

In today’s professional landscape, supporting diversity and a multicultural workplace is the new norm, and rightfully so.

Belonging can feel like a foreign concept when you lie in the middle of a multicultural Venn diagram, according to Adriana Dos Santos.