Anastasia Ashman

Reading travelers: find your historical context

Cultural wisdom historically pools at the intersection of women and travel

Identity messages: about expat+HAREM’s founder

expat+HAREM, the global niche synthesizes numerous strands of my life’s work, experience and interests. The goal of this online community is to help 21st century global citizens achieve psychic location independence and connection to the many worlds you love to belong to.

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The expat divide: digital world citizens bridge an opportunity gap

American culture

Expatriatism is often a life apart. So how does a writer abroad get up to speed and compete in her home market?

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What’s a global niche? The short answer

ANASTASIA ASHMAN

When we discover our psychic peers and global community – fashioning a hybrid identity that honors the many worlds we belong to — we’ve found our global niche.

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Flaming East: how do you share uncensored awe about a place?

ANASTASIA ASHMAN

Inspired by history but not tethered to it, my Flaming East concept embraced the wonder of the region’s watery crossroads, from the Renaissance’s Age of Discovery to the steamer trunks-and-servants Golden Age of Travel. But does exploring the past mean flaming the east?

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Publishing and the digital world citizen

ANASTASIA ASHMAN

I’ve got Web 3.0 plans for my second book not only because as a contemporary author abroad I must connect with readers and offer dynamic interaction with the material, but because as a digital citizen I can.

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Rolling stone: how are you shaped by the places you’ve been?

American culture

If nowhere in the world is home, all the world is home. Happy syllogism or rootless predicament?

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Expat Harem editors on Turkish Hour TV, New York

ANASTASIA ASHMAN

Talking about the creation of the Expat Harem anthology and meeting readers during our marathon 49-day 10-state American book tour.

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The dream of belonging, playing with cultural identity, and achieving a new sense of self: TurkishWIN talk

ANASTASIA ASHMAN

In a live-recorded talk, I map a 15 year journey from cultural disenfranchisement to a new expat+HAREM initiative: a private, educational community for global citizens, putting theory into practice.

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