Why being an expat changes how we raise kids
Bringing up children isn’t something you are taught. You don’t need a diploma to become a parent; after all, many consider raising children as something natural. Which is quite funny, …
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How the Italian Police Instigated an American Mom’s Parenting Struggle
When an Italian policeman starts throwing rocks at a US-American mother’s window, her parenting struggles and vulnerability as an immigrant, become all too real but for…
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Speaking to the Heart: Multilingual Kid to Global Citizen
Read the inspiring story of a man who speaks English, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, as well as five other languages and considers it his personal mission to change our unilingual frame of mind forever!
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On Belonging and Becoming…A Special Essay
When you are the only one or even just part of the minority, you have to develop self-confidence and a strong voice in order to survive and thrive amid the stereotypes and negative connotations with which you are confronted.
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How We Celebrate US-Thanksgiving as Cultural Nomads
Thanksgiving – Never in a million years would I have believed that sharing a culinary cultural tradition in a foreign country would become our family’s new way of life!
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Grandmother’s War Bride Story Inspired My Own Intercultural Marriage
My grandmother left her entire world behind that allowed me the privilege and freedom to not think twice about doing the same thing some 60 years later.
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Book Review: Pachinko
This book tackles lots of issues specific to the situation of Zainichi, but I had the feeling that many people born from foreign parents in a third country could understand and identify as well.
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Schools Vs. Homes – How do Kids Learn about Racism?
At who’s feet do we lay the blame for dragging our most precious beings down into the hole of hate and racism?
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7-year-old Globetrotting Little Sous
Read more about a 7-year-old’s experiences leading a globetrotting life
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Redefining French Identity
How could a little joke, meant to “congratulate” France for its inclusivity, turn into such a bitter debate about identity?
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