cross culture

While many know Rihanna by her harmonious R&B ballads and her tasteful fashion statements, what many don’t know about the multifaceted pop artist is her nationality and background. Born in Barbados, her father is Barbadian and her mother is Guyanese. […]

With the new “Indiana Jones” movie due out this summer, the debate on whether artifacts belong in Western museums or in their home countries goes ever on. While museums and nations argue over ownership, stolen artifacts wait for their return […]

Finding a new life in a new place can be difficult, rewarding and can bring lots of learning with it. Whether looking for adventures or looking for a better life, people move across the world all the time, sometimes to […]

When growing up, Terie Miyamoto would hear her older relatives talk about something that happened while they were at “Camp” and assume they meant a summer or sleepaway camp. It wasn’t until Miyamoto was much older that she learned the […]

Internationally, arts and humanities education is dangerously underfunded.  Traditionally, the humanities has been seen as critical to the enrichment and exploration of academia. Studies have shown that a degree in the humanities comes with long-term, delayed gratification contrary to degrees […]

Adele Lim, from the “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” screenwriting teams, makes her directorial debut in the new comedy “Joy Ride.”  The film focuses on four Asian-American friends who travel to China for their grand adventure. […]

“Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love,” a book by Michelle Miller. For readers who love their stories plain-spoken and true, this memoir promises to be a must read. Michelle Miller, the effervescent CBS Saturday Morning co-host […]