Bringing Character into View: Amos Tamam
By LMReviews on Jan 17, 2009 in Multicultural Writing, Writing/Freelancing
The Immigrant Ship
There is no one way to incorporate multicultural characters into your stories. Writers can introduce multicultural characters where they live whether that is in America or their ethnic place of origin. Some of the most interesting multicultural stories focus on immigrants and their journey to a new land.
For example, in the blog post Details in Writing III, I mentioned Amos Tamam’s innovative contributions to the taxi industry as something important to note when writing about popular modes of transportation in New York. However, no individual lacks a variety of personal angles. Consider all the personal facets when crafting unique multicultural characters. An intriguing story surely exists in Amos Tamam’s journey from Tel Aviv to New York City in the 1980’s. Heading the team that created the first credit card taxi meter in 1992, many fiction or nonfiction stories can be woven from what Amos Tamam accomplished in those dozen years.
As writers it can be challenging enough to create a cast of characters who are unique and representative of the varied world in which we live. Step beyond the crayon box of hues to enliven the depths of multicultural characters with the inclusion of unique challenges and accomplishments.
