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Five Cultures in One Family — How They Make it Work
Terri Mairiley, her younger son— Julian, her grandson Adelyus, and her father — Bob are a family who in their own minds, operate as if they are living in a post-racial world. They effortlessly make five cultures work in a single family. […]
From hardly speaking English to owning three businesses in America
From hardly speaking English to owning three businesses in America As a young woman who was born and raised near Seoul—South Korea, Ju Young Thomas never dreamed that she would someday be a successful, cross-culture businesswoman living in the United […]
Lest We Forget: U.S. History and Immigration
How Right Was George Santayana? Spanish Philosopher—George Santayana said, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Children separated from parents and housed in enclosures intended for animals. No, the era is not 2018—it was 1942 […]
Andrea Bazoin on Raising Globally-Minded Future Citizens
258 million people living outside their birth country “There are now an estimated 258 million people living in a country other than their country of birth — an increase of 49% since 2000 — according to new figures released by […]
Cultural Gumbo – The Code Switch
I was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) by an immigrant, single mother. The storyline in “Fresh off the Boat” is very familiar to me. If the USA is a melting pot, New Orleans is the gumbo created in that […]
Being a TCK: a chance to see the diversely beautiful world- Dahlia Ambrosine’s Life Journey
Dahlia Ambrosine, an insightful and beautiful woman whose life is full of adventure. Although Ambronsine was born in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, she identified not only Trinidad and Tobago is her home, but also Colorado. She calls Trinidad home because […]
JUXTAPOSITION PHOTO SERIES – Part 2 of 3: Smitha Day’s Life Challenge as a TCK
As discussed in Part I of this series, A Street Cat Photo Series – Part 1: “I am who I am” Without Perception, Interview with Chumba Limo, I started my story from Mimi, the street cat, and then continued my […]
JUXTAPOSITION PHOTO SERIES- Part 1 of 3: Hidden Diversity and Perception, Interview with Chumba Limo
This is a street cat in Shanghai; her name is Mimi. I’ve been feeding her for more than seven years before I studied abroad. When I was 13 years old, my family moved to a new house. I saw a […]

















