By: Amelia Seepersaud This April, I took a short, three-day trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. I quickly discovered that Edinburgh was a good city for wandering. And wander I did, as I explored the city’s nooks and crannies. On my first day in the city, I happened upon an antiquarian bookshop, tucked away at the bottom of a staircase. The shelves of the shop were filled with unique and well-loved books. As I browsed, one title stood out to me, “Dictionary of Caribbean English Usag

By: Bridgette Jeonarine For Alica Ramkirpal-Senhouse, food has always been more than a daily intake but rather a deep connection to culture, home and family. “Guyanese food has always been part of my life. I grew up cooking with my parents, extended family, and even at the temple with my grandmother,” she wrote in an interview with ICB. Though Alica was continuously surrounded by her Guyanese family members and traditions, she did not realize how deep her connections were to

Edited by: Shivane Chandool & Raiesa Ali Growing up, I had a lot of exposure to my Caribbean identity through food, music (soca, reggae, dancehall and calypso with some chutney!) and language. However, I was less exposed to my Indian identity. The first [time] I ever had my henna was at a school fair. I remember leaving class early so I could be the first person to have mine done, and doing whatever I could to preserve the stain for as long as I could. Since then I’ve absol

They called it boho. They called it a festival. They even called it Scandinavian chic. But for us, it has always been culture—woven...