Multi-cultural Archives

Lauren Gale: A Canadian International Finding Her Way in an Unfamiliar, Not-So-Much-Guaranteed Home — Part 3 of 3

Lauren Gale grew up spending half of her life in Canada and the rest in the United States. While many…

Hidden Diversity in ‘Mean Girls’

The movie Mean Girls is more than just comical, it actually educates viewers on hidden diversity and global mobility.

BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR CROSS-CULTURAL IDENTITY

Culturs celebrates cross-cultural identity because everyone should feel like they matter. We use media, products and experiences to enhance human connection and create community for that “third space,” the “in-between” community of people who straddle cutlure, race, ethnicity, nation or location.

Cultural Mobility in the Film ‘Brooklyn’

The film Brooklyn, directed by John Crowley, is a story rich in cultural fluidity. Set in Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1950s, Brooklyn follows the life of Eilis Lacey, a young woman from Enniscorthy, Ireland, and her experiences in both America and Ireland.

Cultural Coexistence of Japanese Fashion – Part 2 of 3

As highlighted in part one of the series “Cultural Coexistence of Dress and Fashion,” fashion is a topic that differs…

Netflix’s Original Film ‘The Irishman’ is Filled With Hidden Diversity

Films, TV series, music, photography, you name it, they all show a select audience a certain theme or message. But most directors and…

DNAWORKS and a Community in Motion: The Dance of Healing

*Trigger warning: references to racial violence When we connect to the past, we can heal the present, and when we…

Cross Cultural and Colorful Fashion

Thakoon Panichgul’s 2012 autumn/winter collection. Photo from The Guardian. Designer Thakoon Panichgul is the head of the fashion brand Thakoon….

XOTV VIDEO: Being Cross-cultural Illustration Series — How to feel whole?

I want to reprent “What it means” to be cross-cultural. Starting from my own journey, I want to create a series of illustrations that resonates with the cross-cultural community. I want to let them know, they are not the only ones experiencing the struggles that comes with a international background.