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Musings Abroad – my Life in Spain: What is a Diaversary?
It’s common to celebrate dates such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries, as they’re events often associated with strong positive memories. It may seem harsh, however, to celebrate the day that a person has been diagnosed with a chronic illness. During […]
Three Reasons Global Pollution Matters Locally
According to Michael Brauer, Professor at University of British Columbia, air pollution is responsible for more ill health than malaria and there is quite a lot of evidence of air pollution being linked to diabetes and premature birth. That’s a […]
Multiracial Celebrity Cameron Diaz Writes ‘The Body Book’
Actress Cameron Diaz just released her new book on beauty and health, The Body Book. Diaz is Spanish- Cuban on her father’s side and English, North Irish, and German on her mother’s side. The celebrity gives advice for the everyday […]
American Beauty Trend: Young Gray-Haired Girls
For all these years, women have been going after a younger look, but now it’s the older, gray-haired look that is starting to take over. From eyelash extensions to tanned skin to fake nails, this summer young women are telling their hair […]
International Marriage Equality Part III
Crossing borders is difficult. TCK’s cross borders all the time, cultural, national and political borders. But there are also boarders for rights and equality. It’s hard to be a TCK and to have that travel itch, but it can also […]
SERIES – PART I OF III: Taiwanese Immigrant Creates Holistic Non-profit “AlterMed”
Kerri Diamant is from Taiwan. Coming to America as a young girl not only gave her a language barrier but a health barrier as well. Diamant grew up around Eastern Medication, so when her mother became ill with colon cancer […]
The soothing movement of Tai Chi
Photo Credit: Pixaby On a sunny day at the local park in the United States, you might be lucky enough to see someone practicing an ancient art called Tai Chi. Tai Chi is an ancient form of […]
Part 1: Be In The Know – Marriage Equality in America
The discrimination against marriage equality for identities that don’t fit the heteronormative script was rampant in the U.S many years ago. It wasn’t until the early 60s when activist groups started challenging these prejudice ideologies and policy changes became a […]