# The beautiful paradoxes of a multicultural identity

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2024
- Speaker: Farhad Mohit
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/farhad_mohit_the_beautiful_paradoxes_of_a_multicultural_identity)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How do you find yourself when you belong to two seemingly opposing cultures? Embracing the paradoxes of dual identity, creative disruptor Farhad Mohit explores how being both Iranian and American allows him to navigate the tension between independence and interdependence, progress and presence — and to live fully in the here and now.

## Lectures

1. [The beautiful paradoxes of a multicultural identity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/farhad_mohit_the_beautiful_paradoxes_of_a_multicultural_identity/aeb333f27732), 5 min (TED's player)