Media (Written + Oral tradition) play a large role in the ways Diaspora groups form and maintain their cultural identities. Storytelling, song, dance, legend and rumour are key elements in cultural media and the collective memory of the Diaspora group. The role of food often facilitates formation of a collective memory.
Whether in the physical transition from one cultural district to another or the emotional transition of immigration from one culture to another, there is a period of uncertainty and a sense of not belonging. This is the edge between two cultures. What then, happens if we create a habitable edge, a place for finding, instead of losing, our identity in the transition?