Ireland

Irish Identity & Culture: Misunderstood in the 21st Century?

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Ireland is something of a contradiction in many respects.

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'The Four Seasons of Rascal' by Todd Cornell

IN ‘THE FOUR SEASONS OF RASCAL,’ TODD CORNELL WRITES A MEMOIR OF A WESTERNER LIVING DEEP INSIDE CHINESE CULTURE, TOLD THROUGH A DOG

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“The Four Seasons of Rascal: The Dog From Harbin” by Todd Cornell is a story of love and loss between a man and his dog. It is also a tale steeped in cross-cultural understanding, shaped by years lived between China and the United States.

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Basketball Players and Fans (Photo by Péter Szász)

More Than a Game: How European Basketball Fans Redefine Atmosphere

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European basketball is unlike anything most U.S. fans have experienced, where fans become just as much a part of the game as the players themselves.

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'SPIT: A Life in Battles' Interior Cover Art (Image credit: Third State Books)

For Adult Cross-Cultural Kid Jonnie Park, ‘Creators Shouldn’t Be Scared To Be Specific When Telling Their Stories’

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Born in Argentina to Korean parents and smuggled by a coyote across the U.S.-Mexico border when he was 3 years old, Jonnie Park grew up in L.A. amid cultural dislocation, his father’s violent alcoholism and the turbulent protests and riots of the early 1990s.

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Chris Armas Intro Presser (Photo credit: Chandler Brandes/Kansas City Current)

How Chris Armas’ Boricua Upbringing Helped Him Become A Better Soccer Coach

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Chris Armas, the head coach of the Kansas City Current in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League, had a distinctly cross-cultural upbringing.

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Photo courtesy Joe Hyrkin

How Former Issuu.com CEO Joe Hyrkin Used Lessons Learned from a Decade In China To Succeed In Business

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For Joe Hyrkin, most of his business skills and acumen were formed on the streets and trains of China.

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ESTA ISLA (Photo credit: Experimento Lúdico)

‘Esta Isla’ Embodies The ‘In-Between’ History Of Puerto Rico

John Liang 135 0

Puerto Rico exists in a strange in-between — not quite a nation, not quite a state — with a history marked by resistance, creativity and deep colonial trauma, according to the directors of “Esta Isla.”

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Shirley Chen in "Slanted" (Photo courtesy of Bleecker Street and Title Entertainment)

‘Slanted’ Director Amy Wang On Becoming More Comfortable In Her Own Skin

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Amy Wang, Chinese Australian director of the upcoming movie “Slanted,” has always been aware that she looked different.

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