Cultural Fluidity in the 2016 United States Olympics Team
The Olympics have always been a celebration of nationalism and pride. Athletes compete with high hopes of earning the respect…
Finding Home: WHEN ART IS KINDNESS FOR THE SOUL.
Gondolas at night, Venice Italy. Story and Art by Peter Lo 2 MINUTE READ Art and Travel Growing up as…
Cultural Connections: Embrace Change And Be Happy.
5 MINUTE READ By Todd Cornell Rascal on the Great Wall Finding my place in China was sometimes challenging. The…
2020 marks Time for Change around the globe
3 MINUTE READ 2020 has been a doozy for us all! Yet amid the strife and toil, upheavals and new…
WHERE AM I FROM? Cultural fluency through a child’s book.
1 MINUTE READ Author Elisavet Arkolaki and her family are from everywhere. Passionate about travel and inspired by global learning,…
OF TRADITION, FOOD AND CULTURE. Bridging Cultures with food & customs.
An Adult Third Culture Kid and International Adoptee Shares how her Swedish Family Instilled a Strong Sense of Identity. 6…
Part VI of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- I WANT TO BREATHE:
As I reflect upon what it still means to be black, or a person of color in the United States of America (U.S.), I think about the sleepless nights I have experienced being concerned for my black and multiracial children (especially after we returned from living overseas).
Part II of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE LIFE WHEN WHITE IS THE STATUS QUO AND ANYTHING ELSE IS “OTHER?”
Britain’s racism hasn’t disappeared; it’s just gone underground. When white is the status quo and anything‘other’ is exactly that, where do you go? For me, it’s Morocco.
WHAT IS BLACK?
IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BLACKNESS IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HOMOGENEITY. 3 MINUTE READ by Donnyale Ambrosine Around the globe, no…
Part III of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- WHAT COLOR IS ACCEPTABLE?
I have always known I was black (the term of the time) but it was never an issue and more of a marking of my physical identity, no difference. There were no presumptions or idea of who I am. “I am Sonja — want to be friends?