Crosscontinentals

<p>Marita Albán Juárez is a Peruvian-Polish jazz musician who became an expert on Chopin because of a misunderstanding. She thought her teacher’s suggestion to write a book proposal was a mandatory assignment, and ended...

<p >Miki Berenyi might be best known as the lead singer of Lush, a British rock band that rose to fame in the nineties and split up after the death of their drummer, Chris Acland. </p> <p > </p> <p >She grew up in...

<p>Crosscontinentals is going on a summer break. The show will be back with season two: expect more great guests and more in-depth conversations about straddling multiple cultures. If you’d like to be notified when the...

<p>Franciszek Ślusarczyk’s move to Tokyo at the age of seven marked the beginning of a turbulent period in his life, during which he worked as a fashion model, flunked out of schools, and developed a drug habit. He had...

<p>Leo Yamane thought of himself as unique, but in his 20s, he came across someone who shared many of his rare traits. This meeting was the start of a DJ duo consisting of two Leos, both Japanese-Polish, both raised in...

<p>Emilia Okada grew up with people who didn’t look like her. Standing out made her curious about the Japanese side of her family, and when she was 17, she traveled to Tokyo to get to know them.</p> <p>We discussed...

<p>Brothers Yasuhito and Masato Hayashi were born and raised in Japan. Masa was the first one to move to Poland. When Yasu went to visit him, little did he know, he would not be going back to Japan. Nowadays, they both...

<p>Sayuri Hayakawa, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University, studies the role of language on how people make decisions. She talks about her research findings and their practical applications. She...

<p>Vicky Inoue grew up in Stockholm, but never felt at home there. It wasn't until she moved to LA that she found a place that put her at ease. Vicky is a poet, and her multicultural background often features in her...

<p>At the beginning of her career, Asako Klimkiewicz spent three months in a hospital because of work-related burnout. She combined lessons from that experience with various Japanese cultural elements to excel at her...

<p>Tom Mori's childhood sounds like a nail-biting, action-packed thriller. When he was only a few years old, he and his mom ran away from his dad, who was a former gang member, and lived in small towns around Fukuyama...

<p>Joshua Thomson was born in Japan and spent most of his life there, but his looks make him stand out. His videos, in which he shares his unique perspective, have gained him a large online following. </p> <p>We...

<p>Julia Okuyama spent most of her life in Japan, but whenever she goes to Poland, she finds that she can express another side of herself that usually stays hidden in Japan. These multiple parts weave their way in and...

<p>Natalia Emi Hirai was born and raised in Japan, but she used to frequently visit her grandmother in Poland, and that’s where she came across Polish hip hop. Her interest in this type of music grew into a passion that...

<p>In his early school days, Karol Tomoki Yamazaki was trying to show his classmates the importance of seeing things from multiple perspectives. Over time, his awareness of just how relative everything is influenced art...