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Part VI of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- I WANT TO BREATHE:
As I reflect upon what it still means to be black, or a person of color in the United States of America (U.S.), I think about the sleepless nights I have experienced being concerned for my black and multiracial children (especially after we returned from living overseas).
WHAT IS BLACK?
IN TERMS OF PEOPLE, BLACKNESS IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH HOMOGENEITY. 3 MINUTE READ Around the globe, no matter where you find the shade of skin that ranges from milky to mocha, deep chocolate to charcoal, as varied as the skin […]
Part III of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- WHAT COLOR IS ACCEPTABLE?
I have always known I was black (the term of the time) but it was never an issue and more of a marking of my physical identity, no difference. There were no presumptions or idea of who I am. “I am Sonja — want to be friends?
ASIAN ALLIES: The Activism We Need Today
The Asian American experience of racism in the U.S. and the need for alliances with African Americans and POC.
TCK Cultural Identity Discovered through Art – Part 1 of 3
Third culture kids (TCKs) are people that have spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their parents’ culture. Their home, host countries and experiences become the third culture. This can be a lot for anyone under the […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE “WHITE FRAGILITY” — WITH AUTHOR ROBIN DIANGELO
Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.”The book is arguably one of today’s most essential primers on racism and its foundation of white supremacy.
Part I of VI: Cross-Cultural Pandemic Perspectives — TCK Thoughts from Shanghai
Many within our cross-cultural, intersectional community rely on skills to keep ourselves grounded among chaos. Yet, who would have expected a global pandemic would spur the masses to remember the wisdom of keeping body and soul together during difficult times? […]
Part IV of VI: THRIVING AMID PANDEMIC — RUSSIA
Global nomad, and former IDF sniper, Arina Merkulova, offers cultural advice for thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. credit: Arina Merkulova







