Immigrants

The Colombian culture in Miami, Florida has grown tremendously over the past two decades. Colombia is located in the northwest corner of South America and is about three times the size of Montana. The country has a highly diverse population […]

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to be raised by a parent who came from a completely different culture than you grew up in? It is unimaginable how hard it would be to understand this parent, and understand […]

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 […]

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.     […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]