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Cats And Dogs Of Istanbul: A Vibrant City’s Culture
Istanbul is a city with a rich history and diverse culture, with one aspect of its charm being the presence of cats and dogs throughout the city. Stray felines are a common sight in Istanbul, with estimates suggesting that around […]
‘Belonging,’ A Journey Through Racial Identity And Family Secrets
“Belonging: A Daughter’s Search for Identity Through Loss and Love,” a book by Michelle Miller. For readers who love their stories plain-spoken and true, this memoir promises to be a must read. Michelle Miller, the effervescent CBS Saturday Morning co-host […]
Julien Pham On Leveraging His TCK Identity To Elevate Others’ Value
Do you remember the first time you walked into your high school cafeteria and had to decide where to sit? Few moments are more infamous for inducing teenage social anxiety. For newly arrived French-Vietnamese student Julien Pham, this moment was […]
Watching The Resiliency And Hope Of Turkey And Syria
Heartbreak continues to ricochet across parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake, along with its subsequent temblors and aftershocks, killed nearly 48,000 people in Turkey and 6,000 in already war-torn Syria. According to the BBC, at least […]
What Is The Current Value Of A Passport?
As of 2020, 3.6% of the global population are migrants. This means that roughly 281 million people live in a different country than where they were born. That’s a significant number. Humanity has been on the move since the beginning of time. […]
How The Amazing Spam Musubi Blends Asian And U.S. Cultures Into A Delicious, Inexpensive Snack
(Note: This article refers to “Matthew James Berrafato” because he has an uncle, Matthew Berrafato, who is also a photographer.) Irish-Italian-American photographer and all-around outdoorsman Matthew James Berrafato, a Third Culture Adult (TCA), missed the Hawaiian islands he had grown to […]
How Darlene Ambrosine’s Perspective Changed While Growing Up As A Military B.R.A.T.
Darlene Ambrosine, breathing in newly found breaths of air, lived amongst the hospital staff in the arms of her mother for the initial few days of her life, just as any baby would. Soon after, Ambrosine was on her way […]
How One TCA’s Cultural Identity Intersects with the Outdoors
The snow glistens on the ground as sunlight filters through the snow-coated pine trees on the isolated mountainside. A slight, brisk breeze sways through the trees as quiet settles over the desolate landscape. There isn’t a single person in sight […]
