multicultural

I’ve always joked I was a product of international relations - the relation in question being between my British mother and American father, whose love affair led to my birth in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Swept along by the whirlwind of my parents' lives, the backdrop of my childhood cycled between these three countries, each cradling distinct aspects of my life and character. 

The language of our family or our culture can help ground us, but what happens when a person doesn’t know the language of their culture?

In high school, I felt alone. I was the only Zoroastrian in my high school and am one out of about 14,000 Z​oroastrians in the country.

As a biracial, multicultural immigrant, I am always drifting across these lines, not quite belonging on either side, perpetually gliding over boundaries.

The mixed community at UC Berkeley makes strides to support all voices of diversity on campus, but there needs to be a better support system for Black mixed students to assist in dealing with the struggles that are unique to the Black mixed experience.

The UC Berkeley ethnic studies department and multicultural major programs have historically struggled to maintain their funding in the face of campus budget cuts.