Born in Argentina to Korean parents and smuggled by a coyote across the U.S.-Mexico border when he was 3 years old, Jonnie Park grew up in L.A. amid cultural dislocation, his father’s violent alcoholism and the turbulent protests and riots of the early 1990s.
What are two things that are crucial for the survival of the world? No, I’m not talking about water and oxygen, but something even more important: coffee and chocolate! Okay… maybe not so much more important, but to the 1 billion people who enjoy chocolate every day and the 2.25 […]
On April 22 the UK issued a travel advisory warning its LGBT citizens that they may be impacted by recent legislation when traveling to North Carolina and Mississippi. Both states have recently passed controversial legislation impacting the LGBT community. In North Carolina, the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, passed […]
In October I visited one of Spain’s quirkiest cities. My parents were in Spain for the week and together we decided to visit Barcelona, a city that’s known for its architecture. The Antoni Gaudà buildings aren’t trying to hide from the urban landscape that they’re built around; they couldn’t be […]
Deputy Senior Warden of Amboseli National Park in Kenya Joseph Dadacha told Culturs that he discovers something new and inspiring every day in his dream job overseeing this majestic wonderland of wildlife, habitat and flora. He looked back at the first time his dream job became a reality and […]
I recently returned from one of the most affirming experiences I have ever had. I was privileged enough to attend the Families in Global Transitions (FIGT) conference this March. Started by the ever-glowing light of TCKdom, Ruth Van Reken and several of her friends around her kitchen table, this conference […]
