tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56008428421450573082012-01-01T19:42:01.997-08:00Hidden Diversity — a diversity of experience that shapes a person’s life and world view but is not readily apparent on the outside, unlike the usual diversity markers such as race, ethnicity, nationality, etc., Paulette M. Bethel and Ruth E. Van Reken (CIES, 2003). We invite you to discover the benefits, challenges, and impacts of having grown up in and among many different cultural worlds. Learn about the often unrecognized gifts that can be surfaced though exploring these experiences.Hidden Diversity Expertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943496516540267943noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600842842145057308.post-36968186963955408292009-01-22T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-22T14:12:28.165-08:00

You are invited to a webinar hosted by Families in Global Transition and USA Girl Scouts Overseas:The New Normal : Obama and Other Third Culture Kids Using The Gifts of Their Global ChildhoodsPundits throughout the presidential campaign struggled to define President-elect Barack Obama by traditional measurements of race or ethnicity. They wondered if his vision for "no blue States, no red States,

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As those who have grown up ourselves, raised our children, and lived our professional and personal lives among many different cross-cultural worlds both in the US and internationally, Paulette has explained why we believe this discussion is so vital to describing and finding language for the "new normals" a cross-cultural lifestyle creates for so many in today's globalizing world.For example, I

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This afternoon I watched a portion of comedian Steve Harvey’s family friendly stand-up performance in his concert film “Don’t trip: He aint through with me yet,” performed before an audience of 16, 0000 churchgoers at an Atlanta-based gospel gathering.During this performance he confesses to a laundry list of imperfections and life experiences that evolved from his past. Harvey amusingly utters,

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Welcome to our blog. It is our vision to engage in a different kind of cultural diversity discussion regarding the gifts and challenges of people who grew up in many types of cross-cultural backgrounds (e.g. traditional Third Culture Kids (TCKS, immigrants, bi-racial/bi-cultural, etc.), as well as the experiences of employees of international corporations, missionary communities, the miliary and

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