cross cultural kid

Nicole Gilbert is a 22-year-old U.S. citizen. She has lived in Costa Rica, the United States and Portugal all before the age of 18. She was born in Costa Rica. Gilbert has extended family members in the United States, so […]

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.

Architect Zaha Hadid created her buildings with drama, innovation, and daring curves. She revolutionized how buildings are designed by infusing radical creativity and a robust sense of confidence. Overcoming the cultural barriers that had all the potential to bar her […]

As we all know, there is no secret that actor Idris Elba is well-known for his dashing good looks and his ability to move within different cultures. Idrissa Akuna Elba — or as we know him Idris Elba — is […]

Lilly Singh’s new late-night talk show advocates for representation in a white, male-dominated space.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a true force of nature in the arts and attributes a great deal of his success to his parents’ cross-cultural influence.

My name is Andrea Bazoin, and I am a translator. In high school, I used my then-limited Spanish to translate for the Central American immigrants who came to my checkout line at the grocery store in our small Nebraska town. Interpreting their “Cuanto cuesta?” was helpful, but I knew what I was really translating was a message of welcome.

Despite the racist undertones in “West Side Story”, the messages about life in foreign places still stand true.