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Culturas Corner highlights individuals who make their community a better place through their work, business, volunteering or activism. Today we get to learn more...

Events + Community

L.A. Black restaurant week

Sophia Rose Ungaro - August 6, 2020 0

Los Angeles Black Restaurant week runs August 7 to August 16. The week celebrates the flavors of Southern California, where the participating vendors range...

How to talk to your kids about the police

Family Haley Bosselman - July 28, 2020 0

Kids are endlessly inquisitive. Sometimes they ask some pretty strange questions. Then there are the tough questions. The ones that make you wonder how...

Looking for love in all the wrong places

Family Christopher Brooks - July 18, 2020 1

I have two young daughters, and they love P. D. Eastman’s book, “Are You My Mother?” In this book, a mother bird leaves her...

Parents of Mixed-Race Children Share Advice to Prince Harry and Meghan

Events + Community Sonia Smith-Kang - March 26, 2019 0

The pregnancy announcement from Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sent the multiracial community into proud cyber-auntie and -uncle mode. We are so...

How to Talk to Your Mixed-Race Kids About Race

Family Sonia Smith-Kang - March 25, 2019 0

We may be accustomed to snotty questions like “Where are you from?” and “What are you?” but as parents, how do we best prepare our...

HOME + FOOD

Food

Culturas Cuisine: San Pedro Peanut Butter Roll-ups

Sophia Rose Ungaro - August 12, 2020 0

Sophia Ungaro, a Culturas team member, from San Pedro, California, brings us her recipe for San Pedro Peanut Butter Roll-ups. Thank you for sharing your...

Food

Mom opens Special Kneads Bakery to employ her son with cerebral palsy

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 8, 2020 0

I am the mom of four children, one with special needs. Don’t get me wrong, I feel the same love and joy...

Food

The Croncha Combines French Croissants And Mexican Concha Bread Into One Mega Pastry

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 8, 2020 0

One of my favorite concepts about anime series like Dragon Ball Z and Digimon is the idea of fusion — the combining of two...

BEAUTY + STYLE + WELLNESS

Beauty and Style

Top five summertime uses for coconut oil!

Sophia Rose Ungaro - July 30, 2020 0

The coconut oil craze has lived and fazed out over time. While California and other places around the world prepare to hit our hottest...

A Champion Gymnast With Down Syndrome Becomes A Model And Breaks Stereotypes

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

Target Is Celebrating Black History Month–And My Multiracial Family Is Thrilled

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

Up-And-Coming Model Haatepah Is Using Fashion as a Platform to Advocate for Indigenous Rights

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - December 18, 2019 0

More about Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh and Jamaica

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - December 16, 2019 0

TECH + MEDIA

News+Pop Culture

TikTok star Julian Bass signs with talent agency

Haley Bosselman - July 22, 2020 0

Just earlier this month, on July 2, Julian Bass tweeted, “if y’all can retweet this enough times that Disney calls, that’d be greatly appreciated.”...

Tech+Media

Raising Kids as Allies During Black History Month

Sonia Smith-Kang - February 11, 2020 0

Most folks would be able to instantly identify images of these Black cultural icons like President Barack Obama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or...

books

Student self-publishes children’s book to broaden Asian American representation

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

Children’s books have told stories with heartwarming lessons for decades, but many have failed to include minorities.In 2018, 77% of characters...

Education

LeVar Burton releases YouTube video series on what it’s like to be Black in America

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

LeVar Burton is trying to educate the masses about the daily racism and microaggressions that affect Black Americans through a...

Latest Reviews

Media

Looking Back: Charlotta Spears, the first Black female VP candidate

Haley Bosselman - August 11, 2020 0

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's long VP vetting process came to an end Tuesday with the announcement of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running...

Properly pronouncing a name is a sign of respect

Lifestyle Haley Bosselman - August 10, 2020 0

Last week, President Donald Trump had two mispronunciations go viral. While signing the Great American Outdoors Act, he said “Yosemite” as if the word...

Strong Black Lead: Classic Black Sitcoms, more come to Netflix

News+Pop Culture Haley Bosselman - August 3, 2020 0

Over the weekend, Netflix kicked off its release of classic Black sitcoms, hailing mostly from the ‘90s and early ‘00s. “Moesha” came to the...

TRAVEL + EVENTS

Top five summertime uses for coconut oil!

Beauty and Style Sophia Rose Ungaro - July 30, 2020 0

The coconut oil craze has lived and fazed out over time. While California and other places around the world prepare to hit our hottest...

Get to know history-making Oaxacan model Karen Vega and her hometown

Travel+Culture Haley Bosselman - July 16, 2020 0

With the July cover of Vogue México, model Karen Vega is bringing Oaxacan visibility to newsstands (and of course, online!). The 18-year-old is the...

Photographer visits lost Mongolian tribe, captures stunning photos of their life and culture

Linked Sonia Smith-Kang - December 4, 2019 0

Human civilization has come a long way since the early days of our species. Rising out of caves and undeveloped lands,...

This Twitter Thread Of Black Women Posing In Front Of The Mona Lisa Is A Work Of Art On Its Own

Linked Sonia Smith-Kang - April 24, 2019 0

There are some things you don’t know you need until you get them.There are many reasons to love The Carters’...

Indiana woman reunites with birth parents in South Korea after 50 years

Linked Sonia Smith-Kang - April 17, 2019 0

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A Bloomington woman found her birth parents in South Korea after being apart for 50 years.Kim Gantt came to the US...

COMMUNITY + CULTURE

News+Pop Culture

The Washington Redskins drop controversial team name.

Sophia Rose Ungaro - July 24, 2020 0

What’s Happening: The Washington Redskins, after more than 80 years of controversy, have decided to shed their name. Contemporary American culture now generally identifies the...

Happy National Junk Food Day!

Food Haley Bosselman - July 21, 2020 1

July 21st is National Junk Food Day and for those who are like me, we know we shouldn’t eat junk food. But it’s just...

Get to know history-making Oaxacan model Karen Vega and her hometown

Travel+Culture Haley Bosselman - July 16, 2020 0

With the July cover of Vogue México, model Karen Vega is bringing Oaxacan visibility to newsstands (and of course, online!). The 18-year-old is the...

Learn Black History: Tips for Parents

Community and Culture Sonia Smith-Kang - June 5, 2020 0

Although each February gives us a chance to be intentional with our actions in learning about Black History, we shouldn't stop there. We should...

Health & Fitness

Beauty and Style

Top five summertime uses for coconut oil!

Sophia Rose Ungaro - July 30, 2020 0

The coconut oil craze has lived and fazed out over time. While California and other places around the world prepare to hit our hottest...

A Champion Gymnast With Down Syndrome Becomes A Model And Breaks Stereotypes

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

Everybody is beautiful in their own way – that’s what we have always heard as a kid. But the ground reality is quite different....

Target Is Celebrating Black History Month–And My Multiracial Family Is Thrilled

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

I’m one of those moms who buys almost every single essential household item from Target. From baby wipes, to ice cream, to melatonin,...

Up-And-Coming Model Haatepah Is Using Fashion as a Platform to Advocate for Indigenous Rights

Beauty and Style Sonia Smith-Kang - December 18, 2019 0

At first glance, 21-year-old model Haatepah seems to be living a fairy tale of the digital age. After getting discovered on...

Architecture

Beauty and Style

Top five summertime uses for coconut oil!

Sophia Rose Ungaro - July 30, 2020 0

The coconut oil craze has lived and fazed out over time. While California and other places around the world prepare to hit our hottest...

Beauty and Style

A Champion Gymnast With Down Syndrome Becomes A Model And Breaks Stereotypes

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

Everybody is beautiful in their own way – that’s what we have always heard as a kid. But the ground reality is quite different....

Beauty and Style

Target Is Celebrating Black History Month–And My Multiracial Family Is Thrilled

Sonia Smith-Kang - January 15, 2020 0

I’m one of those moms who buys almost every single essential household item from Target. From baby wipes, to ice cream, to melatonin,...

Editor's Choice

Kinship: What the Royal Wedding Meant to the Multiracial Community

sludersmanuel - March 19, 2019

Editor's Choice

Culture+Friendship Festival 12-1-18

Richard Kang - February 27, 2019

Editor's Choice

MultiCulti Corner Trailer

Richard Kang - February 22, 2019

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