Category: Crossing Cultures
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HOW CHRIS ARMAS’ BORICUA UPBRINGING HELPED HIM BECOME A BETTER SOCCER COACH
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Chris Armas, the head coach of the Kansas City Current in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League, had a distinctly cross-cultural upbringing. Armas was born in the Bronx borough of New York City, N.Y., U.S.A. to a Puerto Rican-born mother and a first-generation Cuban/Italian American father. He describes his upbringing as “humble.”…
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BEAUTIFULLY ARRANGED: SOL AND LIZ OCAMPO — THIS KENYAN-FILIPINO FAMILY IS STEEPED IN A LOVE THAT BEGAN AS STRANGERS IN MARRIAGE (PART 2 OF 2)
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In part 1 of this interview with Solomon and Liz Ocampo, the couple talked about how the first met and went through an arranged marriage. In this part, they talk about Liz’s pregnancies and raising four cross-cultural kids.
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BEAUTIFULLY ARRANGED: SOL AND LIZ OCAMPO — A FAMILY STEEPED IN A LOVE THAT BEGAN AS STRANGERS IN MARRIAGE (PART 1 OF 2)
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Christian pastors Solomon (“Sol”) and Liz Ocampo have taken a unique path to love.
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HOW FORMER ISSUU.COM CEO JOE HYRKIN USED LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DECADE IN CHINA TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
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For Joe Hyrkin, most of his business skills and acumen were formed on the streets and trains of China.
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HOW THE CROSS-CULTURAL CAST OF ‘NEW AMSTERDAM’ BRINGS LIGHT TO HIDDEN DIVERSITY
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY HAYDEN GREENE Sophomore medical drama “New Amsterdam” (NBC Network, U.S.A.) and its heavily cross-cultural main cast give a glimpse into the often awe-inspiring optimism of those who straddle identity. Biracial, tricultural actor Freema Agyeman; Domestic Adult Third Culture Kids (DTCKs), Jocko Sims and Janet Montgomery and expat Anupam Kher exhibit…
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HOW THIS GLOBAL FAMILY FOUND UNEXPECTED LOVE
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There’s an old adage that says, “Love comes when you least expect it.” Cara and Brandon Kelley, and now their son Sidney, are living proof that there’s truth to that proverb.