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Empowerment in Conversation, Part Two: Support Women
In part one of this conversation, we introduced you to Jemi Laclé and Claudia Koerbler, two intercultural Washington, D.C. professionals who are expert communicators. Here, we learn more about how these accomplished friends promote female empowerment.
Balkan, Beautiful Design
Leda Popoviq is a Michigan interior designer who’s originally from Albania, a small Balkan country in Southeastern Europe with deep roots dating back to around 1225 B.C. Its people are derived from an ancient tribe called the Illyrians. The name Albania was the evolution of old phrases meaning “Land of the Eagles” and “Children of the Eagles.” Albania’s flag is red with a two-headed eagle in the center.
Empowerment in Conversation, Part One
For every ambitious female, there is an unspoken truth behind her path, empowerment, career and successes. What the outside world gets to see from the surface, is just part of the joy, sweat and tears.
Nik Kacy’s Intersectionality Transforms the Fashion World
Immigrant, Third Culture Kid, LGBTQ+ and more, accessories designer Nik Kacy’s journey may just help you discover your own life purpose. Fashion accessory designer Nik Kacy has a message for in-betweeners: Be Unapologetically You. Though these specific words don’t fall […]
Making Comfort & Love A Cross-cultural Priority
As a Mexican immigrant who has spent most of her life in Colorado, Diana Castro is a cross-cultural illustration. FROM A LOVING HOME Born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico to a lawyer father and administrator mother, Castro found joy in […]
At the Crossroads of Culture and Career – Part 2 of 2
Interview with an Interculturalist — Part 2 Cross-Cultural Kid (CCK), Immigrant, Expatriate, Third Culture Adult (TCA) and Interculturalist — Mishell Hernandez describes her career as an Interculturalist in her own words. If you missed the video interview with Mishell and part 1 of this interview […]
Multicultural Relationships – Part I of II
Multicultural relationships are more common Almost 3-in-10 Asians are in a multicultural relationship through marriage. First, people from distant places and in communities one would not have contacted historically are now faced with: The arrival of the ubiquitous smart-device. Global […]
From hardly speaking English to owning three businesses in America
From hardly speaking English to owning three businesses in America As a young woman who was born and raised near Seoul—South Korea, Ju Young Thomas never dreamed that she would someday be a successful, cross-culture businesswoman living in the United […]