Search
Are Protests Effective Anymore?
Lecia Brooks, director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, gave a presentation on the Civil Rights Movement at Colorado State University’s Diversity Symposium. Brooks went in depth about the importance of protest against discrimination. She offered a first-hand experience into […]
Musings Abroad-My Life in Spain: The First Days
This must be some form of culture shock. For the 3rd time that day, this thought crossed my mind as I checked the day’s forecast. And as expected, it was well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A temperature like this would […]
Pop Star Shakira is Devoted to her cross cultural origins
America is well known for their go-to, cookie cutter pop music. It’s rare to find an international star that stays true to their roots as they grow in fame. However, Shakira is clearly very passionate about her culture and where […]
Lest We Forget: U.S. History and Immigration
How Right Was George Santayana? Spanish Philosopher—George Santayana said, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Children separated from parents and housed in enclosures intended for animals. No, the era is not 2018—it was 1942 […]
Making strong men, good men
From the United States to Asia, we live in a rape supportive culture whether we choose to believe it or not. If you look a little more closely at everyday language, thoughts and actions, this culture becomes real no matter […]
Side effects of moving to a new country
According to a humor website called cracked.com, there are major side effects that “everyone” will go through when moving to a new country. You will hate everything and everyone there at first You’ll miss stuff you never even cared about […]
How Tayo Rockson Uses TCK-ness to Uncover Identity
We learned so much from Adele Johnson in our previous article. She was open about her life and where she is now. Our next subject in the series is someone who has taken cultural experiences to a whole new level. […]
TCK Adele Johnson’s Cross-Cultural Adventure
In a three-part series of interviews with third-culture kids (TCKs) and cross-culture kids (CCKs), we will learn about the upbringing of TCKs, making a life after many cultural experiences and raising of mixed-race children. In part one of our series, […]