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How British Actor Idris Elba Embodies Three Unfamiliar Cultures In His CCK Experience > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] 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 an English actor as well as a producer, writer, singer, rapper, songwriter and DJ.…
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How Rihanna is Diversifying Industries
[ad_1] Transforming the Beauty Industry: Fenty Beauty Black sells. Just take a look at Rihanna’s brand, Fenty Beauty. In just a month, the company made over US$100 million (~84.4 million Euros). But the fundamental problem isn’t in the foundation. It’s from the lack of diversity and awareness in the beauty industry. Rihanna has long been…
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The Shocking Cultural Fluidity of Laughter
[ad_1] Ahmed Ahmed is well-known for being an actor and stand up comedian throughout the United States but he also has an incredible culturally fluid background that influences his work. Being an American-Egyptian has shaped every single stand-up comedy set that Ahmed has written. In an appearance on the Skavlan Talk Show that is filmed…
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Finding harmony in your life. Silent observation is a powerful skill.
[ad_1] One recent morning, the ground beneath me shifted. I was reading a book by 曾仕强 Zeng Shi-Qiang, a prominent scholar in Chinese thought and cultural wisdom. While reading, I encountered a four-character phrase, something that is common in the Chinese language. The phrase is 静观其变 (jìng guān qí biàn). During this moment, I was experiencing…
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How Mo Farah’s Life as a TCK Led Him to Flourish in the Olympics > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Background Thirty-eight-year-old Mo Farah was born in Somalia, where he lived for the first eight years of his life. He subsequently moved to Great Britain where he would grow up for the remainder of his adolescent life. The move to the United Kingdom caused him to be separated from his twin brother, Hassan, and…
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Powerful Haitian-American Stories From a TCK > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Edwidge Danticat is an award-winning Haitian-American novelist that has turned her TCK experience into a flourishing career. Edwidge Danticat speaks with Marie Arana during a “National Book Festival Presents” series event in the Coolidge Auditorium, September 24, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Stories are what bring people together across all walks of…
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We Need More Cultural Diversity In Music Education > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Music is everywhere but hidden or not, so is culture. Music serves all kinds of purposes, and it is constantly around us. It is a part of our society and popular culture. Because it is a part of our own individualized communities, we need culture to be represented in the music industry. To become…
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What Greyboy can Teach Us About the Messiness of the Black Experience
[ad_1] Cole Brown’s recent book, “Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World,” does not mince words about how messy the Black experience can be. The title was inspired by an Amiri Baraka poem that says: “The ghost you see in the mirror, is it really you, can you swear you are not an imitation grayboy.”…
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Interview With Adult TCK Calvin Karuniawan Widjaja > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] A calm joviality finds home in Calvin Karuniawan Widjaja’s face as he responds, “It’s fun,” borrowing Richard Branson’s words, on why he hosts his interview series. Named after his initials, Global CKtizens is a livestreamed interview series on Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and multicultural communities of all profiles. Calvin K. Widjaja created Global CKtizens,…
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Travel The World With A Smartphone And A Credit Card > CULTURS — lifestyle media for cross-cultural identity
[ad_1] Since the start of the global pandemic, travel has been out of the question for most of us. My partner and I had planned to spend the summer of 2020 in France, where he is from, but of course, our plans were canceled. Now that we both work from home, indefinitely, we were able…