Crossing Cultures

Acclaimed actor and activist Edward James Olmos would endorse two primary lessons to up-and-coming dramatists, politicians or athletes: “be disciplined” and “tell your authentic story.”

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.