Immigrants
Child Immigrants: In Search of a Better Life
It’s a familiar story in the U.S. to hear about immigrants from Central and South America emigrating illegally and legally in the hopes of having a better future. Many of these migrants flee poverty and violence, or are simply in […]
Playing for the country you love.
Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain, Mesut Ozil, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Benoit Assou-Ekotto. What do these World Cup players have in common? All these players are representing to play for a country that they are not originally from. […]
Surprise TCK: Recording Artist Nicki Minaj
Indian Afro-Trinidadian Goddess Although the world may know her as Nicki Minaj – an artist the New York Times refers to as “the most influential female rapper of all time,” what most people don’t know, is how Minaj came to […]
TCK: Hard Knock Life
As the lyrics of one of Jay-Z’s many famous song says “It’s a hard knock life for us,” living the nomadic life as a TCK (Third Culture Kid) is “a hard knock life for us.” Some people look at TCKs […]
Asian Name Structure – Part II
In “Asian Name Structure Part I” the traditional Asian naming structure (i.e.: Surname, given name) was introduced and the cultural priority issue that was behind the naming structure. This article, “Asian Name Structure Part II” will introduce the meanings behind […]
Surprise TCK: Freddie Mercury
Iconic, legendary, inspirational, dynamite and flamboyant — these are common descriptions used to describe Freddie Mercury. But underneath the greatness, there is another side of Freddie Mercury that we are not familiar with. Farrokh Bulsara — shy, introvert, Indian Parsi […]
MTV US: Friends with the Monster
It’s that time of year again. The MTV Movie Awards officially aired Sunday, April 13 at 9 p.m. EST, live from at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., USA. Hit artists Zedd, Ellie Goulding, and twenty one pilots were […]














