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The pride and peril of National Citizenship

Citizenship is part of our identities, every single person on Earth has one, so redefining our perception of citizenship means redefining the world. The most common form of citizenship that we are most familiar with in this day and age is national…

Global Citizenship; the key to societal progression

Alexei Orlov

Citizenship is part of our identities, every single person on Earth has one, so redefining our perception of citizenship means redefining the world. While some might argue that a national citizenship…

Can identifying globally lead to a sustainable future for society?

I identify as a global citizen which refers to someone who sees themselves as part of a community who helps internationally because we advocate for equality in many countries rather than only one nation. Everyone…

Cultural Fusion and Why It’s Important

Go back to your country. Speak English. It seems like every week in the Western World, there’s a new viral video surfacing of someone barking these words at another person. I’ve been fortunate enough to have not experienced this personally, however my parents…

Does a global mindset take away from observing the affairs of your own country?

Showing empathy is an important trait; it allows us to better understand each other and is an integral part in what makes us human. I have the capacity to empathize with others, for example…

Hawaii: An Island and Identity

Hawaii is my place of origin. I can identify with no other kingdom. Hawaii is where I was born, where I learned to view the world; my values are heavily influenced by the standard course of education there. Our kumu taught Hawaiian history and culture through elementary and…

Do We Need to Escape our National Identity(ies) to be a “Citizen of the World?”

Many of us are not from one culture; I’m talking to the first generation citizens of the world, the refugees, and to those who have multiple cultural backgrounds. Speaking as someone from this…

How Do Californians Identify With a Country That Doesn’t Share Our Beliefs?

I Am an American-Japanese Americans and National Identity

“I Am an American”

Seen outside of a Japanese-owned grocery store in Oakland, California on December 8, 1941, a day after the Pearl Harbor attacks. At that time, the fate of 120,000 Japanese Isseis (first…