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In exploring multicultural identities, writers shouldn’t limit the search to destination sites and public figures.  Some of the best information I have discovered about a city’s or a country’s people are to read articles from their newspapers and magazines. I did mention how much I love magazines?

I generally get access to some of the best world newspaper articles from The Week, however, the Internet is an excellent source as well. Take a quick look at the Nation Media Group’s Daily Nation newspaper site, where Joseph Odindo is the group managing editor and your whole perspective about Kenya is changed.

In America, we are so quick to reference every other country that isn’t an innovative superpower as a backwoods village or a third world country, that we can’t imagine that other countries can be as authentic and progressive as we are. Reading about a country’s leading journalist such as Joseph Odindo can give a lot of insight to what other countries think about the US which gives added conflict and/or complexity when we have our fictional multicultural characters interact. Following a nation’s leading journalist like Joseph Odindo help ensure cultural authenticity for multicultural characters that may represent a culture you are not familiar with.

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