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Expatriates and Pioneers: We aren’t so different
I remember when my family first moved overseas, I was six years old and we had been posted in Malaysia. We were posted to the small town of Miri on the Borneo Island in the Shell Oil camp. I remember […]
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 […]
Pets are TCKs Too
I never realized it before, but last week when my family dog Ringgit died, I realized that she was as much of a TCK as I am. She was born in Australia and shipped to us in Malaysia. She moved […]
After years of struggle this Cuban immigrant bring her dreams to Miami
“Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can’t control yourself any longer Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga” those are the famous Conga song lyrics of Salsa and Pop star Gloria Maria […]
PART I: Religious Persecution Today- Myanmar
Barrack Obama, the current president of The United States, recently commented on ISIS during the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, and has caused some criticism for his remarks in which he compared the acts of Islamic militant group ISIL, […]
Intersectionality of TCKs and LGBTQ+
Throughout this entire process of writing for Culturs Magazine, I have been trying to connect the two worlds of Third Culture Kids and Globally Mobile Individuals with that of individuals who identify somewhere on the LGBTQQA+ spectrum. Each week, I […]
The Expat Diaries Part III: Repatriation in Texas
In my last articles I talked about my mothers experience as a new expat in Malaysia and her struggles with social expectations, and her defiance for independence in Egypt. After seven years of living overseas, my mom was determined to […]
The Expat Diaries Part II: Feminism in Egypt
In my last article I talked about how my mother adapted to the intricate hierarchy of the Expat life, and her adjustments to becoming an expat wife. It was a struggle for her to adapt to the social hierarchy of […]