cross culture
Kinesthetic Empathy: How Vulnerability in Dance Can Generate Strong Multicultural Connections
Madeline and Matthew Harvey explore emotional vulnerability and bias through dance and body language.
Architect Zaha Hadid: Exploring Her Unique Life And Legacy
Architect Zaha Hadid created her buildings with drama, innovation, and daring curves. She revolutionized how buildings are designed by infusing radical creativity and a robust sense of confidence. Overcoming the cultural barriers that had all the potential to bar her […]
How British Actor Idris Elba Embodies Three Unfamiliar Cultures In His CCK Experience
As we all know, there is no secret that actor Idris Elba is well-known for his dashing good looks and his ability to move within different cultures. Idrissa Akuna Elba — or as we know him Idris Elba — is […]
Korean Adoptee Creates Community Through Art
Transnational transracial adoption can add a layer of complication to the identity journey of an adoptee. A.D. Herzel is an internationally recognized artist, educator, designer, writer. She is also a Korean adoptee who explores her identity and creates community through her art. Herzel grew up in a deeply religious household. Her adopted parents were part of the peak of Americans adopting children orphaned during the Korean American War. The origin of this type of adoption traces back to when Harry Holt and his wife Bertha adopted 8 Korean orphans from Korea in 1956.
DNAWORKS and a Community in Motion: The Dance of Healing
*Trigger warning: references to racial violence When we connect to the past, we can heal the present, and when we do it together, the ripple effects can change the world. Daniel Banks, Ph.D. and Adam W. McKinney, M.A. have been […]
Keeping Up With TCKs and Immigrant Kids – PART 2 OF 3: Susan Hsin
Looking back at part 1 of this series, we can see how Madi Soler’s life as a Domestic Third Culture Kid within different states in the United States affected her as a whole. As we move forward, we’re going to […]
Keeping up with TCKs and Immigrant Kids – Part 1 OF 3: Madi Soler
Unlike Madi Soler, many of us tend to grow up in the same environment until we reach adulthood and start branching out on our own. For Third Culture Kids (TCKs), we see major differences in the way they grow up. […]
TCK Life is a Great, Big…Canvas (Part 1 of 3)
What defines a TCK? Lynnie Wright was born in Liberia and moved to the United States in 8th grade. The cultures were vastly different. “I don’t even know how to explain it,” said Wright, a Third Culture Kid (TCK) at […]
