cross cultural
ASIAN ALLIES: The Activism We Need Today
The Asian American experience of racism in the U.S. and the need for alliances with African Americans and POC.
LaChanda Gaston’s African American Princess vision – In Full Regalia
International hairstylist has worked extensively in Hollywood and wanted to depict African-American girls as princesses.
Part I of VI: WHAT BLACKNESS LOOKS LIKE- STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.
A NIGERIAN WORLD TRAVELER LIVING IN THE U.K. SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT. STOP TRYING TO DILUTE OR EXPLAIN AWAY MY TRUTH.
TCK Cultural Identity Discovered through Art – Part 1 of 3
Third culture kids (TCKs) are people that have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’ culture. Their home, host countries and experiences become the third culture. This can be a lot for anyone under the […]
Is the U.S. Flouting the Law regarding Central America’s Exodus?
Reasons why the border crisis has escalated to a mass exodus from the Northern Triangle/ Central America, and ways the U.S. is part of the problem and the solution.
Lilly Singh’s New Show Champions Diversity and Representation
Lilly Singh’s new late-night talk show advocates for representation in a white, male-dominated space.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE “WHITE FRAGILITY” — WITH AUTHOR ROBIN DIANGELO
Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.”The book is arguably one of today’s most essential primers on racism and its foundation of white supremacy.
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2020 – A GLIMPSE OF OUR POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE?
On May 6, screenwriter Scott Meyers tweeted an article from “The Hollywood Reporter,” entitled “Was Sundance the ‘First Petri Dish’ of Coronavirus in the States?” A few days after attending Sundance Film Festival this year, I woke up one morning thinking I was having a heart attack. Massive pain in my chest. Hard to breathe. Went to the emergency room. Not heart related, something with my lungs. Maybe coronavirus?
