Crossing Cultures

When growing up, Terie Miyamoto would hear her older relatives talk about something that happened while they were at “Camp” and assume they meant a summer or sleepaway camp. It wasn’t until Miyamoto was much older that she learned the […]

What happens when expats return to the United States, adjust and unexpectedly leave the U.S. again to settle into a new culture on another continent?  For Kynon and Juanita Ingram and their two children, it’s an unforgettable journey. ‘EXPATS’ SERIES […]

(Note: This article refers to “Matthew James Berrafato” because he has an uncle, Matthew Berrafato, who is also a photographer.) Irish-Italian-American photographer and all-around outdoorsman Matthew James Berrafato, a Third Culture Adult (TCA), missed the Hawaiian islands he had grown to […]

The Holi Festival of Spring is a traditional celebration growing in mainstream popularity, but will this result in a loss of culturally religious significance? To discuss this concern, Tushta Krnsa das, the director of the Denver Krishna Temple in Colorado, […]

Life can be stressful for a person who consistently straddles multiple cultures and environments, regardless of how or why, because it is always changing. Third Culture Kids (TCKs) or Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs) may struggle to find stability within the chaos […]

If you’re the parent of a mixed-race child, chances are that your lived experiences will be markedly different from your kid’s, according to Dr. Jenn. Consequently, what are the questions you need to ask yourself before a situation arises where […]

One of the most common byproducts of listening to music is dancing, or just the need to dance.  There are those songs, however, that implore you to shake a tail feather, do a jig, cut a rug, scrub the floor […]

On this Destination: Relationships and Megan Norton. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), how do you connect with other people without sounding arrogant or elitist or turning them off? How long does it — or should it — take to […]