diversity

Embed from Getty Images Diversity, is an issue that comes up among all types or families and their children. Although it can be both a struggle, it can also be an important aspect for growth. “When children do not fully […]

We continue with part two of the three-part series on Sydney Shalz’s intercultural modern family.  Shalz’s mother is Caucasian American, while her stepfather was born in Mexico and speaks fluent Spanish and English.  Her older stepbrother (whom she considers her […]

Sydney Shalz’s family is like many of today – it truly is a modern blended family made of hers, his and ours.  The blonde-haired, green-eyed beauty and her family also have a cultural twist that makes Shalz and her siblings […]

The five member squad of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team — made up of Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, and Madison Kocian — have all eye on them during the Rio Olympics this summer. But it’s not just […]

We continue with the final of a three-part series on Sydney Shalz’s intercultural modern family and how growing up in that family has affected her world view. “It was much different for me because I grew up in white America […]

Culturs had the opportunity to sit down with a panel of four highly educated women, (from left to right) Elissa Hope, Christine Manzanares, Ashley Moore and Latoya Noel, to talk about the timely topic of diversity in the Oscars and […]

I recently returned from one of the most affirming experiences I have ever had. I was privileged enough to attend the Families in Global Transitions (FIGT) conference this March. Started by the ever-glowing light of TCKdom, Ruth Van Reken and […]

Choreographer Miguel Azcue beautifully combined elements of Cuban and Scandinavian dance in his double-header presentation of Crisalida and Possible Impossible at this year’s Vancouver International Dance Festival on March 11 and 12. Over the course of four years, Azcue traveled […]