hidden diversity

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 […]

My head feels as if there is an elephant tap dancing on it. I’m tired. The room is dark and I can hear the rain outside my window. I groan and head to the shower. We sit around wondering what […]

Harvey Milk once said “It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect an individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove oppression.” Though these words […]

Pico goes to India. Pico looks Indian. Pico gets classified as Indian. But Pico is British. In The Road Home, a short film by Rahul Gandotra, Pico a ten-year-old British boy attends Woodstock boarding school in the Himalayas. He is a […]

I have come across something quite troubling in the many training activities surrounding diversity. In these activities I am required to admit my struggles and my privileges.   The way that we focus on diversity, and how we talk about […]

Throughout this entire process of writing for Culturs Magazine, I have been trying to connect the two worlds of Third Culture Kids and Globally Mobile Individuals with that of individuals who identify somewhere on the LGBTQQA+ spectrum. Each week, I […]

Chaz Bono once said, “I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” Bono, a public figure and equal rights activist, was speaking about the welcoming […]

Izzy, a second year college student currently pursuing a Communication degree, spoke to us about her experience with how her international identity shows up in conjunction with her Queer identity. She spoke about the disconnect between her two worlds and […]