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Melody Tovar’s mother is from France. Her father is from Venezuela and her brother was born in Switzerland. Now her family lives in the United States and she is the only natural-born U.S. citizen in her family. Growing up she […]

Black Greek Life Organizations (BGLO) have continued to provide opportunities for Black students but are they submitting to white social norms in today’s society? Emerald Green is the Assistant Director for the Black/African American Cultural Center at Colorado State University […]

Ingrid Box is a cross-cultural kid (CCK) who grew up in New York City with Hispanic immigrant parents during the 1980s. From a different place and time, Ingrid’s parents often didn’t understand all of the aspects of U.S. culture that […]

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 […]

(In Part 3, we look at Yasuha Miura, co-host of the “In-Between Club” podcast.) Yasuha’s story On a typical Friday night, my family gathers around the dinner table where we have Thai green curry, tonkatsu, and french fries. My younger […]

​​Your “normal” is just a reflection of the world that you choose to see. This is one of the most powerful perspectives that I have come in touch with, in my life as a Third Culture Kid/Cross-Culture Kid (TCK/CCK). In […]

(In part 1, we find out about the ‘In-Between Club‘ podcast and how it came to be from its co-hosts, Yasuha Miura and Tomoka Mori.) Identity and roots of the ‘In-between Club‘ Growing up as TCKs/CCKs, many of us struggle […]

In an interview with Nicole Gilbert who has traveled through Costa Rica, the U.S.A., Italy, and Spain she had experienced some huge culture shocks. I was able to take the chance to sit down with her for a Q-and-A session […]