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The Gift of Being a TCK, Embodied By the French Singer Jain
Jain is a singer and a Third Culture Kid (TCK), a true product of multiculturalism. She is truly a child of the world. Jain was born in 1992 in Toulouse, France. She spent her formative years in France, Dubai, the Congo […]
Hiba Tawaji: A Lebanese Soprano, Actor and TCK
Hiba Tawaji Is a multi-talented artist who studied under some of the best Jazz, Gospel, and Pop coaches in the USA. She collaborated and acted in four plays produced by Mansour & Oussama Rahbani, and has recorded three chart-topping studio albums […]
Leon Bridges and Cultural Mobility
By Aidan Loughran Leon Bridges is an African-American musician whose music genre ranges from rhythm and blues to soul and gospel. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. but grew up in Fort Worth, Tex. Raised by a relatively poor family, his […]
Regina Rangel-Sanchez: A Cross-Cultural Life
By Aidan Loughran Regina Rangel-Sanchez is a U.S. citizen of Mexican heritage. I recently conducted an interview with her to learn more about her life and her culture. While her cultural background may be confusing to some, I found it […]
This week in Hidden Diversity: SADE
By Alicia Bonilla Helen Folasade Adu, most commonly known as Sade, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan is located in the Oyo State where many dialects of the Yoruba language are spoken. Her middle name is Yoruban, meaning: “Honor earns a […]
UMI: Cross-Culture, Self-Love and Artistry
WhoIsUmi Who is Umi? The rising musician’s media handles share the same question, @whoisumi. Growing up in the prime era of Youtube, Tierra Umi Wilson always had a knack for songwriting. In high school, the young aspiring artist spent time […]
Failure, Madea, and the significance of Tyler Perry’s Governors Award
Tyler Perry’s quilt is made up of great struggles and great triumphs. His quilt tells the story of a man who fought great adversity in order to not only empower himself, but to empower other Black and African-American creatives. How […]
‘Unorthodox’ and How One Culture Can Have Different Realities
In the Netflix series “Unorthodox,” as the main character abandons her life in New York’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community for Berlin, her most immediate discoveries are not just about herself, but also about how her single experience of (Eastern European) Judaism […]







