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Kumail Nanjiani is a Pakistani-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter from Karachi, Pakistan. Nanjiani was raised, along with his brother, by his parents Shabana and Aijaz Nanjiani. At the age of 18, Nanjiani immigrated to the United States to study computer […]

The film Brooklyn, directed by John Crowley, is a story rich in cultural fluidity. Set in Brooklyn, New York in the mid 1950s, Brooklyn follows the life of Eilis Lacey, a young woman from Enniscorthy, Ireland, and her experiences in both America and Ireland.

Kunis’ background You know her from “That 70’s Show,” “Black Swan” and “Friends with Benefits.” But Mila Kunis’ road to stardom was a rough one. She was born the daughter of Jewish parents in the Ukranian city of Chernivtsti in […]

Edwidge Danticat is an award-winning Haitian-American novelist that has turned her TCK experience into a flourishing career. Stories are what bring people together across all walks of life. Every story is unique and worth telling, but this is especially true […]

Music is everywhere but hidden or not, so is culture. Music serves all kinds of purposes, and it is constantly around us. It is a part of our society and popular culture. Because it is a part of our own […]

Rupi Kaur was born in India and raised in Canada. Her poetry and illustrations have engaged people around the world. With so much Westernization, it’s easy to get sucked into a culture and try to “fit” into a society. But […]

Grief can slap you in the face with shock, jolt you awake with terror, or knock you into an emotional coma. It can also bore you to tears, make you pee your pants laughing and even awaken your sexual desires. […]

As the United States made history welcoming Vice President Kamala Harris, Culturs — the global multicultural magazine, focused on how Harris represents an increasing wave of politicians displaying hidden diversity.

Along with Barack Obama and John McCain, the issue’s cover story highlights  how Third Culture Kids (TCKs) like these three examples are changing the face of U.S. politics. Third Culture Kids are those who grow up with geographic and cultural mobility during their formative years when identity is formed. In 1984, Sociologist Ted Ward called TCKs “The prototype citizens of the future.”

“The classic profile of a TCK is someone with a global perspective who is socially adaptable and intellectually flexible,” says Ruth Van Reken, co-author of a celebrated book on Third Culture Kids. In the article, she shares that “The U.S. ‘melting pot’ indeed has birthed notable TCKs in its political ranks.” The issue boasts an original art illustration of Harris amongst Lotus flowers, which is one translation for her name’s meaning.