TCK Sue Choe And Her Culturally Mobile Life
Third Culture Kid (TCK) Sue Choe was born in South Korea and grew up there as well as Saudi Arabia….
How ‘Hashem Melech 2.0’ Showcases Jewish Hidden Diversity In The United States
In the song “Hashem Melech 2.0,“ Gad Elbaz and Nissim rap and sing together around the original version of a…
The Power of Multicultural Stories As Seen Through Videography
Stories are vital to constructing culture, connection and communication. With growing technologies, it’s easier than ever to spread stories through…
Ian Contival On the Challenge of Transitioning From Chinese to English While Living In Taiwan (Part 1 of 2)
In the first of this two-part series, we meet Ian Contival, a Missionary Kid who grew up in Taipei, Taiwan….
Destinations With Doni: Wringing Out the Powerful, Cross-Cultural Perspectives Of ‘Wakanda Forever’ — Part 3 (AUDIO)
In the last of our three-part series on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” we talk about the two feather serpent gods…
Regina Spektor: Language as a Means of Love
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor has defined her career through lingual mobility similar to how her childhood was defined by cultural mobility….
WHAT IS BLACK?
IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BLACKNESS IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HOMOGENEITY. 3 MINUTE READ Around the globe, no matter where you…
TCK Cultural Identity Discovered through Art – Part 1 of 3
Third culture kids (TCKs) are people that have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’…
How This Translator Uses Language to Connect with Different Cultures
My name is Andrea Bazoin, and I am a translator. In high school, I used my then-limited Spanish to translate for the Central American immigrants who came to my checkout line at the grocery store in our small Nebraska town. Interpreting their “Cuanto cuesta?” was helpful, but I knew what I was really translating was a message of welcome.
Heritage and its Connection to Past, Present and Future
“Go back to where you started, or as far back as you can,
examine all of it, travel your road again and tell the truth about it.
Sing or shout or testify or keep it to yourself: but know whence you came.”
